HB 189 Kaiser, Chris Staff Attorney (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Kepple, Robert Executive Director (Texas District & County Attorneys Association), Providing written testimony: Patterson, Dr. Jeffery Executive Director (Texas Catholic Conference), HB 207 Craft, Lon Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Municipal Police Association), Austin, TX Frazier, Frederick First VP (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX HB 211 Dahill, John B General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Gravens, John Chair (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitations of Errants), TX Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Hansch, Greg Public Policy Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), John, Conrad Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Ligon, Katherine MH Policy (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Reed, Charles Assistant Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court), Dallas, TX HB 324 Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), HB 326 Embrey, Ty Attorney (City of Garland), Wood, Justin Assistant District Attorney (Harris County District Attorney), Houston, TX HB 530 Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.), HB 549 Kopas, Edward (Social Justice Committee - St. Andrew's Presb.), 1
AGAINST: Erschabek, Jennifer Executive Director (Texas Inmates Families Association), Louderback, AJ Sheriff (Sheriffs' Association of TX), Edna, TX Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), Allmon, Jennifer Associate Director (Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Elzner, Robert L. (Self), Pflugerville, TX Glod, Greg Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Hansch, Greg Public Policy Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), Houston, Joshua General Counsel (Texas Impact), Kenderdine, Marshall Consultant (Christian Life Commission), Ligon, Katherine Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Reed, Charles Assistant Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court), Dallas, TX Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Gravens, John Chair (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitations of Errants), Dallas, TX Wood, Brandon Executive Director (Texas Commission on Jail Standards), HB 644 Craft, Lon Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Municipal Police Association), Austin, TX HB 710 Arnold, Ellen (Texas Association of Goodwills), Arnold, Ellen (Goodwill Central Texas), Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Dahill, John B General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Glod, Greg Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), John, Conrad Legislative Associate (Travis County Commissioners Court), Louderback, AJ Sheriff (Sheriffs' Association of TX), Edna, TX Mendez, Mark Assistant County Administrator (Tarrant County Commissioners Court), Fort Worth, TX Nicholes, Laura Legislative Liaison (Texas Association of Counties), Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), HB 905 Briscoe, Rick Legislative Director (Open Carry Texas), San Antonio, TX Rathner, Todd (Knife Rights), Tucson, AZ 2
Providing written testimony: Lewis, Wesley Scott (Self), HB 1144 Erschabek, Jennifer Executive Director (Texas Inmates Families Association), Gravens, John Chair (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants), Dallas, TX Kreager, John Policy Fellow (Texas Coalition), Mergler, Mary Attorney (Texas Appleseed), Rose, Lauren Juvenile Justice Policy Assoc. (Texans Care for Children), Deitch, Michele Professor (Self), Singer, Kaci Staff Attorney (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), HB 1363 Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Glod, Greg Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Gravens, John Chair (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants), Dallas, TX Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), HB 1396 Cohen, Derek Senior Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Kreager, John Policy Fellow (Texas Coalition), HB 1424 Sanford, Tiana Jean Assistant District Attorney (Montgomery County District Attorney), Conroe, TX Schalchlin, Corwin Major (Texas Department of Public Safety), HB 1446 Kaiser, Chris Staff Attorney (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), HB 1490 Arnold, Ellen (Texas Association of Goodwills), Arnold, Ellen (Texas Parent Teacher Association), Arnold, Ellen (Goodwill Central Texas), Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Cohen, Derek Senior Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Kreager, John Policy Fellow (Texas Coalition), Mergler, Mary Attorney (Texas Appleseed), Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Rose, Lauren Juvenile Justice Policy Assoc. (Texans Care for Children), 3
Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Singer, Kaci Staff Attorney (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), HB 1491 Lawson, Richard (Verizon), Arnold, Ellen (Texas Association of Goodwills), Arnold, Ellen (Goodwill Central Texas), Cohen, Derek Senior Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Dahill, John B General Counsel (Texas Conference of Urban Counties), Kreager, John Policy Fellow (Texas Coalition), Mergler, Mary Attorney (Texas Appleseed), Rose, Lauren Juvenile Justice Policy Assoc. (Texans Care for Children), Singer, Kaci Staff Attorney (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), HB 1549 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Singer, Kaci Staff Attorney (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), HB 1855 Lowry, Lance President (Texas Correctional Employees -Huntsville), Huntsville, TX Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), Eleder, Robert (Self), Pflugerville, TX Erschabek, Jennifer Executive Director (Texas Inmates Families Association), Gravens, John Chair (Texas Citizens United for Rehabilitations of Errants), Dallas, TX Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Hansch, Greg Public Policy Director (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), Ligon, Katherine (Center for Public Policy Priorities), Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), HB 1908 Chase, Coby Director of External Affairs (Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute), Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Hansch, Greg Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas), John, Conrad (Travis County Commissioners Court), Johnson, Lee Deputy Director (Texas Council of Community Centers), Kelly, Bill Director of Government Affairs (Mental Health America of Greater Houston), Houston, TX Kreager, John Policy Fellow (Texas Coalition), Ligon, Katherine Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities), 4
Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Patterson, Dr. Jeff Executive Director (Texas Catholic Conference), Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Smith, Douglas Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition), Yanas, Chris Director, Government Affairs (Methodist Healthcare Ministries), San Antonio, TX Heard-Harvey, Dr. Courtney Program Specialist VI (Texas Department of State Health Services), HB 1930 Allen, Ray Government Affairs Representative (Texas Probation Association), Anderson, Jarvis CSCD Director (Probation Advisory Council), San Antonio, TX Thomas, Chris CSCD Director (Texas Probation Association), Jasper, TX Thompson, Rodney Lobbyist (Texas Probation Association), Lufkin, TX HB 2159 Kaiser, Chris Staff Attorney (Texas Association Against Sexual Assault), Setliff, Aaron Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), AGAINST: HB 2185 Craft, Lon Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Municipal Police Association), Austin, TX Wood, Justin Assistant District Attorney (Harris County District Attorney), Houston, TX AGAINST: HB 2286 Glod, Greg Policy Analyst (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association), HB 2299 Lowe, Kelly Senior Counsel (Texas Legislative Council), HB 2301 Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.), 5
HB 2302 Graziani, Cate Policy Fellow (Mental Health America of Texas), Miller, Jeff Policy Specialist (Disability Rights Texas), Murphy, Kate Mental Health Policy Fellow (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Simpson, Matt (ACLU of Texas), Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District & County Attorneys Assn.), HB 2645 Providing written testimony: Setliff, Aaron Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), HB 3791 Banks, Yannis (Texas NAACP), 6