WITNESS LIST SB 1727 Senate Committee Report Criminal Justice April 1, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County & One Voice), Lubbock, TX Lincoln, Tina Chief Juvenile Probation Officer (Self; Hill County Juvenile Probation, One Voice), Hillsboro, TX AGAINST: Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX ON: Carter, Shandra Executive Director (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX Grove, Sean Deputy Executive Director (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Furlow, Philip Mack 106th Judicial District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial District Attorney), Lamesa, TX Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX Kershaw, James (Harris County Depuries' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Angleton, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX AGAINST: Place, Shea Attorney (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association), Austin, TX ON: Choate, Jack Executive Director (The Special Prosecution Unit), Huntsville, TX Singer, Kaci Deputy General Counsel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Merfish, Brett (Texas Applesede), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1727
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
April 1, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Carter, William (Self; Lubbock County & One Voice), Lubbock, TX
Lincoln, Tina Chief Juvenile Probation Officer (Self; Hill County Juvenile Probation,
One Voice), Hillsboro, TX
AGAINST:
Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
ON:
Carter, Shandra Executive Director (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX
Grove, Sean Deputy Executive Director (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin,
TX, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Furlow, Philip Mack 106th Judicial District Attorney (Self; 106th Judicial District
Attorney), Lamesa, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Houston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Depuries' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39), Houston, TX
Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Angleton, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Place, Shea Attorney (Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association), Austin, TX
ON:
Choate, Jack Executive Director (The Special Prosecution Unit), Huntsville, TX
Singer, Kaci Deputy General Counsel (Texas Juvenile Justice Department), Austin, TX,
TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Merfish, Brett (Texas Applesede), Austin, TX
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