WITNESS LIST SB 896 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee April 26, 2023 - 8:00 AM For : Halepota, Shahmeer (Self) Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business) Mathis, Randal (Self) Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform) Vecera, Andrew (Ryan, LLC) Against : Adkisson, Jay (Self) Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association) Baranetsky, D. Victoria (The Center for Investigative Reporting (d/b/a Reveal)) Coward, Tyler (Foundation for individual rights and expression) Daire, James (Self; Yelp Inc.) Fuller, Marc (Texas Association of Broadcasters) Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas) Hurt, Carrie (Better Business Bureau) Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project) Lassberg, Eric (Nexstar Media Group) McDonald, Tony (Self) Moore, Robert (El Paso Matters) Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice) Pillifant, Reid (Self) Prather, Laura (Self; Protect Free Speech Coalition) Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life) Springer, Robert (KHOU-TV Houston) Registering, but not testifying: For : Bohnert, Richard (Self) Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas) Against : Barg, Irl (Self; EFF - Austin) Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas) Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club) Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas) Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen) Welch, Kevin (Self; EFF-Austin) 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 896
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee
April 26, 2023 - 8:00 AM
For :
Halepota, Shahmeer (Self)
Hamer, Glenn (Texas Association of Business)
Mathis, Randal (Self)
Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
Vecera, Andrew (Ryan, LLC)
Against :
Adkisson, Jay (Self)
Baggett, Donnis (Self; Texas Press Association)
Baranetsky, D. Victoria (The Center for Investigative Reporting (d/b/a Reveal))
Coward, Tyler (Foundation for individual rights and expression)
Daire, James (Self; Yelp Inc.)
Fuller, Marc (Texas Association of Broadcasters)
Hemphill, Jim (Self; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Hurt, Carrie (Better Business Bureau)
Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project)
Lassberg, Eric (Nexstar Media Group)
McDonald, Tony (Self)
Moore, Robert (El Paso Matters)
Panju, Arif (Institute for Justice)
Pillifant, Reid (Self)
Prather, Laura (Self; Protect Free Speech Coalition)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
Springer, Robert (KHOU-TV Houston)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Bohnert, Richard (Self)
Herman, Guy (Statutory Probate Courts of Texas)
Against :
Barg, Irl (Self; EFF - Austin)
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas)
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
Shannon, Kelley (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas)
Shelley, Adrian (Public Citizen)
Welch, Kevin (Self; EFF-Austin)
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