WITNESS LIST SB 1868 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM AGAINST: Blevins, Zachary (Self) , Austin, TX Bramble, Curt (Self; Self / American Kratom Associatiion), Provo, TX CLARK, JAMIE MR. (Self) , EL PASO, TX Durkin, Robert (American Kratom Association), Mount Airy, TX Fugutt, Amanda (Self) , Royse city, TX Gibson, Bryan (Self) , Garland/Texas, TX Gomez, Gabriela (Self) , El Paso/Texas, TX Grotophorst, Jackson (Self) , Texas, TX Hensen, Zaquiri Head of Purchasing (Self; Rebel X Brands LLC & Austin Vape and Smoke), Austin, TX Jepson, Chris (Self; Elixir Lounge Kava Bar), The woodlands, TX Mortillaro, Nick (Self) , Houston, TX Odom, Brandon (Self) , San Antonio, TX Panbechi, Payam (Self) , Dallas, TX Scheible, Jeremiah (Self; Tulum Kava & Kratom, LLC), Austin, TX Schumack, Shane (Self) , Royse city tx, TX Smith, Kirsten Dr (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Baltimore, TX Steding, Jeremy President (Self; Steding and Sons Mercantile), Austin, TX Vastola, John Owner (Self) , Houston, TX Watson, Teri (Self) , Austin, TX West, Tyler Laboratory Director (Self; Cora Science, LLC), Tx, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Dowling, Matt Director of Public Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Green, Shelton (Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth), Austin, TX Knuffke, Mike (Self; San Antonio Family Associatiom), Bulverde, TX Kroschewsky, Paul (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Page, Stefanie Policy Fellow (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX AGAINST: ALDREDGE, CHASE (Self) , PFLUGERVILLE, TX ALDREDGE, CHELSEA (Self) , PFLUGERVILLE, TX Burger, Sarah Esq. (Self) , Dallas, TX Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX Hoffacker, Daphne (Self) , Austin, TX Honey, Cody (Self) , Austin, TX Kilburn, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX Killalea, Michael (Self; Indivisible 1431), Lago Vista, TX KLINE, MELANIE Ms. (Self; WHITE DRAGON BOTANICALS), AUSTIN, TX MARTY, JEREMY (Self) , AUSTIN, TX Moore, Jayme Nursing Educator (Self) , Austin, TX, TX Morales, Marcia (Self; White Dragon Botanicals), Austin, TX, TX Moran, Selina (Self) , Austin, TX Panbechi, Payam (Self) , Dallas, TX Schreiber, Rachael (Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust), Austin, TX Skinner, Cindy (Self) , Lago Vista, TX Van Der Riet, Cathryn Midwife (Self) , Austin, TX Whyte, Kemal Ceo (Self; Rebel X Brands LLC), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Matz, Laura (American Kratom Association), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 1868
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM
AGAINST:
Blevins, Zachary (Self) , Austin, TX
Bramble, Curt (Self; Self / American Kratom Associatiion), Provo, TX
CLARK, JAMIE MR. (Self) , EL PASO, TX
Durkin, Robert (American Kratom Association), Mount Airy, TX
Fugutt, Amanda (Self) , Royse city, TX
Gibson, Bryan (Self) , Garland/Texas, TX
Gomez, Gabriela (Self) , El Paso/Texas, TX
Grotophorst, Jackson (Self) , Texas, TX
Hensen, Zaquiri Head of Purchasing (Self; Rebel X Brands LLC & Austin Vape and
Smoke), Austin, TX
Jepson, Chris (Self; Elixir Lounge Kava Bar), The woodlands, TX
Mortillaro, Nick (Self) , Houston, TX
Odom, Brandon (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Panbechi, Payam (Self) , Dallas, TX
Scheible, Jeremiah (Self; Tulum Kava & Kratom, LLC), Austin, TX
Schumack, Shane (Self) , Royse city tx, TX
Smith, Kirsten Dr (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Baltimore, TX
Steding, Jeremy President (Self; Steding and Sons Mercantile), Austin, TX
Vastola, John Owner (Self) , Houston, TX
Watson, Teri (Self) , Austin, TX
West, Tyler Laboratory Director (Self; Cora Science, LLC), Tx, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Dowling, Matt Director of Public Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Green, Shelton (Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth), Austin, TX
Knuffke, Mike (Self; San Antonio Family Associatiom), Bulverde, TX
Kroschewsky, Paul (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Page, Stefanie Policy Fellow (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
ALDREDGE, CHASE (Self) , PFLUGERVILLE, TX
ALDREDGE, CHELSEA (Self) , PFLUGERVILLE, TX
Burger, Sarah Esq. (Self) , Dallas, TX
Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Hoffacker, Daphne (Self) , Austin, TX
Honey, Cody (Self) , Austin, TX
Kilburn, Madeline (Self) , Austin, TX
Killalea, Michael (Self; Indivisible 1431), Lago Vista, TX
KLINE, MELANIE Ms. (Self; WHITE DRAGON BOTANICALS), AUSTIN, TX
MARTY, JEREMY (Self) , AUSTIN, TX
Moore, Jayme Nursing Educator (Self) , Austin, TX, TX
Morales, Marcia (Self; White Dragon Botanicals), Austin, TX, TX
Moran, Selina (Self) , Austin, TX
Panbechi, Payam (Self) , Dallas, TX
Schreiber, Rachael (Holistic Alternative Recovery Trust), Austin, TX
Skinner, Cindy (Self) , Lago Vista, TX
Van Der Riet, Cathryn Midwife (Self) , Austin, TX
Whyte, Kemal Ceo (Self; Rebel X Brands LLC), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Matz, Laura (American Kratom Association), Austin, TX
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