WITNESS LIST SB 1388 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services March 26, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Akins, Vickie (Chosen Ones), Paradise, TX Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX Cavaliere, Mark CEO (also providing written testimony) (Guiding Star Southwest & The Lily Pad Maternity Home), El Paso, TX Chapel, Susan Director of Advancement (Self; Pregnancy Assistance Center North), Spring, TX Furnace, Samantha (Texas Right to Life), Austin, TX Leenerts, Ashley Legislative Director (Self; Texas Right to Life), Bellaire, TX Marburger, Katlyn Executive Director (Brenham Pregnancy Center & Bryan Pregnancy Center), Brenham, TX O'Donnell, Amy Communications Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX Pojman Ph.D., Joe Executive Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX Powell, Vickie Executive Director (Self; Texas Pregnancy Network), Paris, TX Ruf, Linda CEO (JPII Life Center), Austin, TX Wright, Kyleen President, Texans for Life Committee (Self; Texans for Life), Arlington, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Johnson, Sylvia Executive Director (Self; FifthWard Pregnancy Help Center), Houston, TX Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission), Dallas, TX O'Banion, Stephanie Director of Impact & Engagement (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX Youman, Chelsey National Director of Public Policy (Self; Human Coalition), Plano, TX AGAINST: Green, Ashley (Self; Paris Pregnancy Care Center), Paris, TX Rose, Charlie Program Director (Self; Texas Pregnancy Network), Paris, TX ON: ONeill, Audrey Deputy Commissioner of Programs (Dept of Family and Protective Services), Austin, TX Starkey, Crystal (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1388
Senate Committee Report
Health & Human Services
March 26, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Akins, Vickie (Chosen Ones), Paradise, TX
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (also providing written testimony) (The Texas
Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Cavaliere, Mark CEO (also providing written testimony) (Guiding Star Southwest &
The Lily Pad Maternity Home), El Paso, TX
Chapel, Susan Director of Advancement (Self; Pregnancy Assistance Center North),
Spring, TX
Furnace, Samantha (Texas Right to Life), Austin, TX
Leenerts, Ashley Legislative Director (Self; Texas Right to Life), Bellaire, TX
Marburger, Katlyn Executive Director (Brenham Pregnancy Center & Bryan Pregnancy
Center), Brenham, TX
O'Donnell, Amy Communications Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX
Pojman Ph.D., Joe Executive Director (Texas Alliance for Life), Austin, TX
Powell, Vickie Executive Director (Self; Texas Pregnancy Network), Paris, TX
Ruf, Linda CEO (JPII Life Center), Austin, TX
Wright, Kyleen President, Texans for Life Committee (Self; Texans for Life), Arlington,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Johnson, Sylvia Executive Director (Self; FifthWard Pregnancy Help Center), Houston,
TX
Litzler, John (Baptist General Convention of Texas Christian Life Commission), Dallas,
TX
O'Banion, Stephanie Director of Impact & Engagement (United Ways of Texas), Austin,
TX
Youman, Chelsey National Director of Public Policy (Self; Human Coalition), Plano, TX
AGAINST:
Green, Ashley (Self; Paris Pregnancy Care Center), Paris, TX
Rose, Charlie Program Director (Self; Texas Pregnancy Network), Paris, TX
ON:
ONeill, Audrey Deputy Commissioner of Programs (Dept of Family and Protective
Services), Austin, TX
Starkey, Crystal (Health and Human Services Commission), Austin, TX
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