WITNESS LIST SB 18 Senate Committee Report State Affairs February 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX Garner, Donald Executive Director (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Austin, TX Haynes, Jamie (Self; Texans WakeUp), Canyon, TX Moore, Ken SEEC SD 11 (Self) , Pearland, TX Sivadge, Vanessa RN (Self; PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN), Houston TX, TX Wood, Cecilia (Self) , Austin, TX AGAINST: Bandit, Brigitte (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Hayden (Self) , Houston, TX Craig, Quincy (Self) , Round Rock, TX, TX Evans, Shelby (Self) , Austin, TX Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self) , Austin, TX Hennigan, Oliver (Self) , Kyle, TX Laake-Stanfield, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX LaQueene, Maxine (Self) , Austin, TX Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX Nova, Cassian (Self) , Aubrey, TX Register, Bryan Dr. (Self) , Round Rock, TX Romero, Marshall (Self) , Houston, TX Rynders, Dustin Legal Director (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Houston, TX Shawver, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX Vasallo, Johnny (Self) , Mesquite, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX Evans, Michelle Chairman (Self; Williamson County Republican Party), Georgetown, TX Fry, Pat (Self) , Rd mtn, TX Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Legislative Priorities), McDade, TX Grisham, CJ Dr. (Self) , Temple, TX Robbins, Jill Mrs (Self) , Holland tx, TX Saenz, Jonathan President & Attorny (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX AGAINST: "Good", Alex "Miss" (Self) , Austin, TX A, Fernando (Self) , Austin, TX Akerman, Kyle (Self) , Austin, TX Aleman, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX Anderson, Alexander (Self) , Austin, TX Andres, Mila (Self) , Austin, TX Arctur, David (Self) , Austin, TX Arias, Jordan (Self) , Austin, TX Barhan, Misty (Self) , Austin, TX Beecham, Brynn (Self) , Dallas, TX Black, Kelsey (Self) , Plfugerville, TX Blackmon, Lilly kay (Self) , Austin, TX Bork, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Box, Kennedy (Self) , Austin TX, TX Brooks, Grace (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX Burks, Jeremy (Self) , Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
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Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
February 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Garner, Donald Executive Director (Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition), Austin, TX
Haynes, Jamie (Self; Texans WakeUp), Canyon, TX
Moore, Ken SEEC SD 11 (Self) , Pearland, TX
Sivadge, Vanessa RN (Self; PROTECTING TEXAS CHILDREN), Houston TX, TX
Wood, Cecilia (Self) , Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Bandit, Brigitte (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Hayden (Self) , Houston, TX
Craig, Quincy (Self) , Round Rock, TX, TX
Evans, Shelby (Self) , Austin, TX
Heilrayne, Arwyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Hennigan, Oliver (Self) , Kyle, TX
Laake-Stanfield, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX
LaQueene, Maxine (Self) , Austin, TX
Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX
Nova, Cassian (Self) , Aubrey, TX
Register, Bryan Dr. (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Romero, Marshall (Self) , Houston, TX
Rynders, Dustin Legal Director (Self; Texas Civil Rights Project), Houston, TX
Shawver, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX
Vasallo, Johnny (Self) , Mesquite, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Benton, Megan Strategic Policy Associate (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Evans, Michelle Chairman (Self; Williamson County Republican Party), Georgetown,
TX
Fry, Pat (Self) , Rd mtn, TX
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Legislative Priorities), McDade, TX
Grisham, CJ Dr. (Self) , Temple, TX
Robbins, Jill Mrs (Self) , Holland tx, TX
Saenz, Jonathan President & Attorny (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
AGAINST:
"Good", Alex "Miss" (Self) , Austin, TX
A, Fernando (Self) , Austin, TX
Akerman, Kyle (Self) , Austin, TX
Aleman, Rebecca (Self) , Austin, TX
Anderson, Alexander (Self) , Austin, TX
Andres, Mila (Self) , Austin, TX
Arctur, David (Self) , Austin, TX
Arias, Jordan (Self) , Austin, TX
Barhan, Misty (Self) , Austin, TX
Beecham, Brynn (Self) , Dallas, TX
Black, Kelsey (Self) , Plfugerville, TX
Blackmon, Lilly kay (Self) , Austin, TX
Bork, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Box, Kennedy (Self) , Austin TX, TX
Brooks, Grace (Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX
Burks, Jeremy (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 18 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Burton, Claire (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX Calamari, Shawn (Self) , Austin, TX Cardenas, Molly (Self) , Austin, TX Carnicle, Jacob (Self) , Austin, TX Carroll, Angel (Self; Measure), Hutto, TX Cavazos, Daniel (Self) , Austin TX, TX Charrie, Miguel (Self) , Austin, TX Chavez, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Copp, Edith (Self) , Austin, TX Cornett, Savvy (Self) , Austin, TX Cosme, Helena (Self) , Auatin, TX Cubilla, Ana Maria (Self) , Austin, TX Dean, Alyssa (Self) , Austin, TX Denoto, Courtney (Self) , Austin, TX Devine, Sara (Self) , Buda, TX Dickson, Marissa (Self) , Austin, TX Easley, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX Eby, Claire (Self) , Austin, TX Emory, Cathryn (Self) , Austin, TX Epiphany, Tiffany (Self) , Austin, TX Etheredge, H (Self) , Red rock, TX Etheredge, Jon (Self) , Red Rock, TX Evans, Natalie (Self) , Austin, TX Fairbanks, Meghan (Self) , Houston, TX Felch, Ava (Self) , Dallas, TX Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX Flores, Andrea Gender Justice Organizer (MOVE Texas Civic Fund), Austin/Texas, TX Freeman, Noel (Self) , Houston, TX French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Fuller, Abigail (Self) , Austin, TX Fuller, Charlotte (Self) , Austin, TX Garcia-Crow, Surya (Self) , Austin, TX Garza de Alxander, Guillermo (Self) , Texas, TX Gillard, Savannah (Self) , Liberty Hill, TX Gogle, Emily (Self) , Buda, TX Goldstein, Katherine (Self) , Austin, TX Granecki, Robert Sales Enablement Manager (Self) , Austin, TX Granger, Kozet (Self) , Austin, TX Graupmann, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, David (Self) , Austin, TX Guajardo, Nelda (Self) , Austin, TX Gunter, Claire (Self) , Dallas texas, TX Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX Hatcher, Daniel (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Hayday, Linn (Self) , Austin, TX Heilrayne, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX Henderson, Mikayla (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Hilgers, Maddox (Self) , Austin, TX Hilliard, Ben (Self) , Round Rock, TX Hillman, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX Hobbs, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX Hoffman, Mary (Self) , Austin, TX 2
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Burton, Claire (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX
Caballero, Darcy (Self; Planned Parenthood Texas Votes), Austin, TX
Calamari, Shawn (Self) , Austin, TX
Cardenas, Molly (Self) , Austin, TX
Carnicle, Jacob (Self) , Austin, TX
Carroll, Angel (Self; Measure), Hutto, TX
Cavazos, Daniel (Self) , Austin TX, TX
Charrie, Miguel (Self) , Austin, TX
Chavez, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Copp, Edith (Self) , Austin, TX
Cornett, Savvy (Self) , Austin, TX
Cosme, Helena (Self) , Auatin, TX
Cubilla, Ana Maria (Self) , Austin, TX
Dean, Alyssa (Self) , Austin, TX
Denoto, Courtney (Self) , Austin, TX
Devine, Sara (Self) , Buda, TX
Dickson, Marissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Easley, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX
Eby, Claire (Self) , Austin, TX
Emory, Cathryn (Self) , Austin, TX
Epiphany, Tiffany (Self) , Austin, TX
Etheredge, H (Self) , Red rock, TX
Etheredge, Jon (Self) , Red Rock, TX
Evans, Natalie (Self) , Austin, TX
Fairbanks, Meghan (Self) , Houston, TX
Felch, Ava (Self) , Dallas, TX
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX
Flores, Andrea Gender Justice Organizer (MOVE Texas Civic Fund), Austin/Texas, TX
Freeman, Noel (Self) , Houston, TX
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Fuller, Abigail (Self) , Austin, TX
Fuller, Charlotte (Self) , Austin, TX
Garcia-Crow, Surya (Self) , Austin, TX
Garza de Alxander, Guillermo (Self) , Texas, TX
Gillard, Savannah (Self) , Liberty Hill, TX
Gogle, Emily (Self) , Buda, TX
Goldstein, Katherine (Self) , Austin, TX
Granecki, Robert Sales Enablement Manager (Self) , Austin, TX
Granger, Kozet (Self) , Austin, TX
Graupmann, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, Austin (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, David (Self) , Austin, TX
Guajardo, Nelda (Self) , Austin, TX
Gunter, Claire (Self) , Dallas texas, TX
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
Hatcher, Daniel (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Hayday, Linn (Self) , Austin, TX
Heilrayne, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX
Henderson, Mikayla (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Hilgers, Maddox (Self) , Austin, TX
Hilliard, Ben (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Hillman, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX
Hobbs, Bryce (Self) , Austin, TX
Hoffman, Mary (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 18 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Holder, Rylee (Self) , Austin, TX Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX Johnson, Angela (Self) , Round Rock, TX Johnston, Catherine Pastor (Self) , Austin, TX Kelly, Krista (Self) , Austin, TX Kilburn, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX Kincaid, Jeannette (Self) , Austin, TX Kinkel, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX Leisey, Ty (Self) , Austin, TX Little, Leila (Self) , Llano, TX Lockhart, Justine (Self) , Austin, TX Lucarelli, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX Mack, Miranda (Self) , Dallas, TX Maldonado, Laura (Self) , San Marcos, TX Martinez, Bree (Self) , Austin, TX Martinez, Brittany (Self) , Austin, TX Martinez, Gustavo (Self) , Austin, texas, TX Martinez, Samantha (Self) , Austin, TX Matherne, James (Self) , New Caney, TX McCall, Tara (Self) , McKinney, TX McGowan, Chelsey (Self) , Austin, TX McKinnerney, Anne (Self) , Austin, TX McMurray, Elaine (Self) , Austin, TX McNeill, Jillian (Self) , Austin, TX Montalvo, Eloise (Self) , Austin, TX Morris, Ren (Self) , Austin, TX Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX Morrison, Embry (Self) , Austin texas, TX Mosing, Jeffrey louis (Self) , Austin, TX Murphy-Lopez, Elias (Self) , Austin, TX Mykels, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX Nair, Vishnu (Self) , Austin, TX Ngo, Vi (Self) , Austin, TX Nguyen, Stephanie (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Norman, Leah (Self) , Austin, TX Okonsky, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX Olander-Waters, Sheri (Self) , Austin, TX Olander-Waters, Stephen (Self) , Austin, TX Olvera, Marcelle (Self) , Austin, TX Perez, Paulina (Self) , Austin, TX Persino, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX Peters, Arthur (Self) , Austin, TX Peters, Kamaria (Self) , Austin, TX Petersen, Timothy (Self) , Austin, TX Pierce, Russell (Self) , Austin, TX Pituk, Randal (Self) , Austin, TX Pogas, Constantinos (Self) , Austin, TX Pritchett, Brad CEO (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX Ramirez, Melodi (Self) , Austin texas, TX Ramirez, Sara (Self) , San antonio, TX Ray, Scott Ian (Self) , Austin, TX Regalado, Ronan (Self) , Austin, TX Rekstad, Britta (Self) , Austin, TX Richie, Landon (Self) , Missouri City, TX Riojas, Jacob (Self) , Austin, TX 3
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Holder, Rylee (Self) , Austin, TX
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
Johnson, Angela (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Johnston, Catherine Pastor (Self) , Austin, TX
Kelly, Krista (Self) , Austin, TX
Kilburn, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX
Kincaid, Jeannette (Self) , Austin, TX
Kinkel, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX
Leisey, Ty (Self) , Austin, TX
Little, Leila (Self) , Llano, TX
Lockhart, Justine (Self) , Austin, TX
Lucarelli, Maria (Self) , Austin, TX
Mack, Miranda (Self) , Dallas, TX
Maldonado, Laura (Self) , San Marcos, TX
Martinez, Bree (Self) , Austin, TX
Martinez, Brittany (Self) , Austin, TX
Martinez, Gustavo (Self) , Austin, texas, TX
Martinez, Samantha (Self) , Austin, TX
Matherne, James (Self) , New Caney, TX
McCall, Tara (Self) , McKinney, TX
McGowan, Chelsey (Self) , Austin, TX
McKinnerney, Anne (Self) , Austin, TX
McMurray, Elaine (Self) , Austin, TX
McNeill, Jillian (Self) , Austin, TX
Montalvo, Eloise (Self) , Austin, TX
Morris, Ren (Self) , Austin, TX
Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX
Morrison, Embry (Self) , Austin texas, TX
Mosing, Jeffrey louis (Self) , Austin, TX
Murphy-Lopez, Elias (Self) , Austin, TX
Mykels, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX
Nair, Vishnu (Self) , Austin, TX
Ngo, Vi (Self) , Austin, TX
Nguyen, Stephanie (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Norman, Leah (Self) , Austin, TX
Okonsky, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX
Olander-Waters, Sheri (Self) , Austin, TX
Olander-Waters, Stephen (Self) , Austin, TX
Olvera, Marcelle (Self) , Austin, TX
Perez, Paulina (Self) , Austin, TX
Persino, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX
Peters, Arthur (Self) , Austin, TX
Peters, Kamaria (Self) , Austin, TX
Petersen, Timothy (Self) , Austin, TX
Pierce, Russell (Self) , Austin, TX
Pituk, Randal (Self) , Austin, TX
Pogas, Constantinos (Self) , Austin, TX
Pritchett, Brad CEO (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX
Ramirez, Melodi (Self) , Austin texas, TX
Ramirez, Sara (Self) , San antonio, TX
Ray, Scott Ian (Self) , Austin, TX
Regalado, Ronan (Self) , Austin, TX
Rekstad, Britta (Self) , Austin, TX
Richie, Landon (Self) , Missouri City, TX
Riojas, Jacob (Self) , Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 18 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Riviera, Simone (Self) , Austin, TX Roberts, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX Rogers, Carrie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX Russey, Anne (Self) , Katy, TX Ryza, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX Sanchez, Ashley (Self) , Houston, TX Sauceda, Angelina (Self) , Austin, TX Schilt, Paige Lmsw (Self) , Austin, TX Schnurr, Evan (Self) , Austin, TX Scott, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX Sebesta, Charles Dr (Self) , Austin, TX Sepulveda, Frances (Self) , San Antonio, TX Sheffield, Jeremy (Self) , Austin, TX Smith, Paul steven (Self) , Austin, TX Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Spellman, Becka (Self) , Austin, TX Spence, Nelson (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Sperling, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX Steinfeld, Era (Self) , Austin, TX Stenzel, John (Self) , Austin, TX Stern, Maggie (Self) , Austin, TX Stewart, Katelyn (Self) , Austin, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Stout, David El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Self; El Paso County Precinct 2), El Paso, TX Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX Teasley, Faith (Self) , Austin TX, TX Thomas, Aleah (Self) , New Braunfels, TX Turney, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX Twist, Bunny Nichol (Self) , Austin, TX Van Cartier, Paris (Self) , Austin, TX Van Eis, Cory (Self) , Austin, TX Vandermeer, Mirah (Self) , Plano, TX Vernon, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX Weiskopf, Myke (Self) , Austin, TX White, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX Whitehead, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX Wiley, Helen (Self) , Austin, TX Witt, Emily (Self) , Austin, TX Woods, Meredith (Self) , Austin, TX Wooldridge, Greg (Self) , Westlake hills, TX Yeary, Dylan (Self) , Austin, TX Zahler, Alana (Self) , Dallas, TX Zayas, Michael (Self) , Austin,TX, TX Zelt, Natalie Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 4
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Riviera, Simone (Self) , Austin, TX
Roberts, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX
Rogers, Carrie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX
Russey, Anne (Self) , Katy, TX
Ryza, Sara (Self) , Austin, TX
Sanchez, Ashley (Self) , Houston, TX
Sauceda, Angelina (Self) , Austin, TX
Schilt, Paige Lmsw (Self) , Austin, TX
Schnurr, Evan (Self) , Austin, TX
Scott, Alexandra (Self) , Austin, TX
Sebesta, Charles Dr (Self) , Austin, TX
Sepulveda, Frances (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Sheffield, Jeremy (Self) , Austin, TX
Smith, Paul steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Spellman, Becka (Self) , Austin, TX
Spence, Nelson (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Sperling, Ryan (Self) , Austin, TX
Steinfeld, Era (Self) , Austin, TX
Stenzel, John (Self) , Austin, TX
Stern, Maggie (Self) , Austin, TX
Stewart, Katelyn (Self) , Austin, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Stout, David El Paso County Commissioner, Precinct 2 (Self; El Paso County Precinct
2), El Paso, TX
Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
Teasley, Faith (Self) , Austin TX, TX
Thomas, Aleah (Self) , New Braunfels, TX
Turney, Jessica (Self) , Austin, TX
Twist, Bunny Nichol (Self) , Austin, TX
Van Cartier, Paris (Self) , Austin, TX
Van Eis, Cory (Self) , Austin, TX
Vandermeer, Mirah (Self) , Plano, TX
Vernon, Sierra (Self) , Austin, TX
Weiskopf, Myke (Self) , Austin, TX
White, Susan (Self) , Austin, TX
Whitehead, Megan (Self) , Austin, TX
Wiley, Helen (Self) , Austin, TX
Witt, Emily (Self) , Austin, TX
Woods, Meredith (Self) , Austin, TX
Wooldridge, Greg (Self) , Westlake hills, TX
Yeary, Dylan (Self) , Austin, TX
Zahler, Alana (Self) , Dallas, TX
Zayas, Michael (Self) , Austin,TX, TX
Zelt, Natalie Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX
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