WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 30, 2015 9:00 AM

            SB 19

                  FOR:

                                 Silver, Paul  Former Board Member (Common Cause of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Tom "Smitty"  Director  (also providing written testimony) (Public Citizen), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 218

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Levine, Ken  Director (Sunset Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 291

                  FOR:

                                 Mosley, Christopher  Sr. Asst. City Attorney, Fort Worth (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Mendez, Mark  Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County Commissioners Court),

                                 Fort Worth, TX

            SB 432

                  FOR:

                                 Reed, Charles  Assistant Administrator of Governmental Affairs (Dallas County), Dallas,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Pardue, Craig  Principal: Bedrock Strategy, A Texas LLC (Dallas County), Dallas, TX

            SB 643

                  FOR:

                                 George, Larry  Comm. (Precinct 2) (Chambers Co., TX), Baytown, TX

                                 Hawthorne, Brian  Sheriff, Chambers County (Chambers County), Baytown, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Henry, Patti  Chambers County District Clerk (Chambers County), Baytown, TX

            SB 812

                  FOR:

                                 Burgower, Wendy  Attorney (Texas Family Law Foundation), Houston, TX

            SB 817

                  FOR:

                                 Burgower, Wendy  (Texas Family Law Foundation), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Dietz, Kevin  Attorney  (Self), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Gutierrez, Michael   (Self), San Marcos, TX

                                 Setliff, Aaron  Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 30, 2015 9:00 AM

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cummings, Patricia  General Counsel (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Walker, Nate  (Texas Family Council), Austin, TX

            SB 1139

                  FOR:

                                 Firth, John  County Judge (Coryell County), Copperas Cove, TX

                                 Isreal, Jeanne  Admin Asst to Atascosa County Judge/ Mayor Pro Tem Pleasanton, TX 

                                 (also providing written testimony) (Atascosa County), Pleasanton, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  ON:

                                 Slayton, David  Administrative Director/Executive Director (Office of Court

                                 Administration, Texas Judicial Council), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Warndof, Donna  Director, Harris County Legislative Relations (Harris County), Houston,

                                 TX

            SB 1369

                  FOR:

                                 Herndon, Patrick  Dr. (Self; GRADE), Spicewood, TX

                                 Huston, Sherry Jo  Member, Guardianship Reform for Elderly and Disabled (Grade),

                                 Cleveland, TX

                                 Peterson, Mack   (Self; Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Peterson, Tonya   (Self; Self), Wimberley, TX

                                 Salinas Valdez, Debby  Guardianship Reform Advocates for Disabled & Elderly (Self and

                                 elderly and disabled of Texas), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Pritchett, Virginia  Citizen, Mineral Wells TX  (Self), Mineral Wells, TX

                  ON:

                                 Bresnen, Steve  Attorney (Texas Family Law Foundation), Austin, TX

                                 Hawthorne, Heather  Chambers County (Chambers County), Anahuac, TX

                                 Henry, Patti  District Clerk (Chambers County), Baytown, TX

                                 Herman, Guy  Judge (Statutory Probate Judges), Austin, TX

                                 McDougal, Karin  Assistant Attorney General (Office of the Attorney General), TX

                                 Slayton, David  Administrative Director/Executive Director (Office of Court

                                 Administration, Texas Judicial Council), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Gutierrez, Michael   (Self), San Marcos, TX

                                 Miller, Jeff  Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 30, 2015 9:00 AM

                  ON:

                                 Amberboy, Tina  Executive Director of Supreme Court Children's Commission (Supreme

                                 Court Children's Commission), Austin, TX

            SB 1702

                  AGAINST:

                                 Cubriel, Beth  Exec Director (Republican Party of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Maxey, Glen  Legislative Director (Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX

                                 Ramsey, Mark  SREC  (also providing written testimony) (SD7, RPT (Resolutions Comm.

                                 Chair)), Spring, TX

                                 Vera, Alan  Chairman, HCRP BA (Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Com),

                                 Houston, TX

                                 Vera, Colleen  Retired Teacher  (Self), Houston, TX

                  ON:

                                 Ingram, Keith  Director, Elections Division (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Glass, Tom  (League of Independent Voters), Houston, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Carlson, Pat  (Texas Eagle Forum), Ft. Worth, TX

            SB 1703

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Johnson, Ed  Director (Harris County Clerk), Houston, TX

                                 Maxey, Glen  Legislative Director (Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX

                                 Weatherby, Cinde  Voting Rights/Elections Issues Chair (League of Women Voters of

                                 Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Fischer, Ashley  Legal Director (Secretary of State), Austin, TX

                                 Ingram, Keith  Director, Elections Division (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX

            SB 1706

                  FOR:

                                 Kaiser, Chris  Staff Attorney (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Setliff, Aaron  Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 Smith, Casey  Policy Associate (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Owens, Debra  Division Chief for Grants Administrator (Office of the Attorney General),

                                 TX

            SB 1707

                  FOR:

                                 Levin, Marc  Director, Center for Effective Justice (Texas Public Policy Foundation),

                                 Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            State Affairs

            March 30, 2015 9:00 AM

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas Association of Goodwills), Austin, TX

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Goodwill Central Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Arnold, Ellen  (Texas PTA), Austin, TX

                                 Chirico, Alexandra  Policy Associate (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition), New Braunfels,

                                 TX

                                 Cummings, Patricia  General Counsel (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Dewitt, Cathy  Vice President (Tx Association of Business), Austin, TX

                                 Gutierrez, Michael   (Self), San Marcos, TX

                                 Keener, Justin  Partner (Doug Deason), Austin, TX

                                 Simpson, Matt  (ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Mata, Jill  General Counsel (Texas Juvenile Justice Dept.), Austin, TX