WITNESS LIST SJR 44 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Criminal Jurisprudence Committee April 25, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted For : Kahan, Andy (Crime Stoppers Houston) Keith, Jennifer (Harris County District Attorneys Office) Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation) Against : Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) Place, Allen (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association) Reynoso, Dalila (Self) On : Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas) Bailey, Madeline (Vera Institute of Justice) Derry, Micah (Arnold Ventures) Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas) Jennings, Sarah Mae (Texas Fair Defense Project) Johnson, Aaron (Self; Texas Association of Pretrial) LaVoie, Megan (Texas Judicial Council and Office of Court Administration) Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas) Registering, but not testifying: For : Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department) Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee county district attorney) Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas) Bergman, Jennifer (253rd District Attorney) Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney) Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association) Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas) Heatly, Staley (46th District Attorneys Office) Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers Union) Keener, Justin (Doug Deason) Lieck, Cheryl (Self; Chambers County District Attorneys Office) Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance) Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas) Normand, Joshua (Harris County Deputies Organization Faternal Order of Police Lodge #39) Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers assiciation) Parkinson, Thomas (Self) Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association) Ramsay, Will (Self; 8th Judicial District Attorneys Office) Scifres, Ray (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas) Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)) Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association) Waybourn, Bill (Self; Sheriff Assoication of Texas and Chair Of Major County Sheriffs) Wiley, Erleigh (Self; Criminal District Attorney) Against : Balekai, Akanksha (Texas Appleseed) Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership) Dorsaneo, Ashley (The Texas Civil Rights Project) On : Byrd, Mike (Self; PBT) Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA)) 1
WITNESS LIST
SJR 44
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
April 25, 2023 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
For :
Kahan, Andy (Crime Stoppers Houston)
Keith, Jennifer (Harris County District Attorneys Office)
Pressley, Nikki (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Against :
Gonzalez, David (Self; Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Place, Allen (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association)
Reynoso, Dalila (Self)
On :
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Bailey, Madeline (Vera Institute of Justice)
Derry, Micah (Arnold Ventures)
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas)
Jennings, Sarah Mae (Texas Fair Defense Project)
Johnson, Aaron (Self; Texas Association of Pretrial)
LaVoie, Megan (Texas Judicial Council and Office of Court Administration)
Woolley, J.R. (Self; Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For :
Anderson, Jessica (Houston Police Department)
Beckworth, Elmer (Cherokee county district attorney)
Benestante, Jacquie (Self; Autism Society of Texas)
Bergman, Jennifer (253rd District Attorney)
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney)
Chancellor, John (Texas Police Chiefs Association)
Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Heatly, Staley (46th District Attorneys Office)
Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers Union)
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason)
Lieck, Cheryl (Self; Chambers County District Attorneys Office)
Louderback, AJ (Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance)
Mills, Buddy (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Normand, Joshua (Harris County Deputies Organization Faternal Order of Police Lodge
#39)
Ortiz, Carlos (San antonio police officers assiciation)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
Ramsay, Will (Self; 8th Judicial District Attorneys Office)
Scifres, Ray (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
Villarreal, Thomas (Self; Austin Police Association)
Waybourn, Bill (Self; Sheriff Assoication of Texas and Chair Of Major County Sheriffs)
Wiley, Erleigh (Self; Criminal District Attorney)
Against :
Balekai, Akanksha (Texas Appleseed)
Carson, Bethany (Self; Grassroots Leadership)
Dorsaneo, Ashley (The Texas Civil Rights Project)
On :
Byrd, Mike (Self; PBT)
Edmonds, Shannon (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA))
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WITNESS LIST SJR 44 HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT Criminal Jurisprudence Committee Garcia, Laquita (Self; Texas Organizing Project) Good, Ken (Self; The Professional Bondsmen of Texas) Hamilton, James (Self; Texas Organizing Project) Mccluskey, John (Professional Bondsman of Texas) Mcqueen Jr, Synnachia (Self; Texas Organizing Project) Walker, Nathaniel (The Bail Project) Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsman of Texas) 2
WITNESS LIST
SJR 44
HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT
Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
Garcia, Laquita (Self; Texas Organizing Project)
Good, Ken (Self; The Professional Bondsmen of Texas)
Hamilton, James (Self; Texas Organizing Project)
Mccluskey, John (Professional Bondsman of Texas)
Mcqueen Jr, Synnachia (Self; Texas Organizing Project)
Walker, Nathaniel (The Bail Project)
Walstad, Scott (Self; Professional Bondsman of Texas)
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