WITNESS LIST

            Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee

            May 12, 2025 - 9:00 AM

SB 53

                 For:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)

                                 Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)

                                 Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)

                                 Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)

SB 311

                 On:

                                 Schenck, David (Self)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot)

SB 1164

                 For:

                                 Caruthers, James (Coalition for the Homeless)

                                 Macias, Walter (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Taylor, Kristi (Texas Judicial Commission on Mental Health)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)

                                 Galvan, Lyssette (NAMI Texas)

                                 Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP #39)

                                 Kiser, Mary Beth (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Lee, Mike (Self; Harris County Sheriff’s Office)

                                 Mitchell, Bryan (Dallas County Criminal District Attorney - John Creuzot)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                                                                               1

WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Ramirez, Rebecca (The National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)

                                 Ramirez, Rick (City of Austin)

                                 Rubin, Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

                                 Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

SB 1574

                 For:

                                 Holmes, Sylvia (Self)

                 On:

                                 LaVoie, Megan (Office of Court Administration)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dickens, Jay (Self)

                                 Dickens, Kennen (Self)

                                 Herman, Guy (Self; Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

SB 2807

                 For:

                                 Esparza, John (Texas Trucking Association)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Sharma, Prasad (Self; Scopelitis)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kibbe, Scot (American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA))

SJR 27

                 For:

                                 Dickens, Jay (Self)

                                 Dickens, Kennen (Self)

                                 Lundy, Jennifer (Texans for Judicial Accountability)

                                 Perricone, Christopher (Self)

                                 Tuter, Patrick (Self)

                 On:

                                 Habersham, Jacqueline (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)

                                 Thomas, Zindia (State Commission on Judicial Conduct)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bullock, Michael (Austin Police Association)

                                                                                               2

WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Chapman, Charles Brice (Self)

                                 Christian, George (Texas Civil Justice League)

                                 Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

                                 Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

                                 Saldana, George (Self)

                                 Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

                                 Zachery, George (Self)

                                                                                               3