WITNESS LIST SB 19 Senate Committee Report State Affairs February 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Bohnert, Richard (Self) , Comfort, Tx, TX Briscoe, Rick (Self) , San Antonio, TX Castro, Joel (Self; Americans For Prosperity), Alvin, TX Collins, Genevieve Texas director (also providing written testimony) (Self; Americans for prosperity), Austin, TX Davidson, Zach Director of Government Relations (Self; Galveston County), Galveston, Texas, TX Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice), Round Rock, TX George, Abraham Chairman Republican Party of Texas (Self; Republican Party of Texas), Parker, TX Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Legislative Priorities), McDade, TX Martin, Melissa (Self) , Deer Park, TX McVeigh, Andrew (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility), The Hills, TX Peacock, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibilty), Dripping Springs, TX Pena, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX Pickren, Julie Honorable (also providing written testimony) (Self; Sboe, district 7), Pearland, TX Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX, TX Sosa, Natividad (Self; The libre initiative), Mission, TX West, Justin Constable (also providing written testimony) (Self; Galveston County Precinct 4 Constables Office), League City, TX AGAINST: Bailey, Rick Commissioner (Johnson County), Rio vista Tx, TX Kotara, Alexander Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self; Karnes City ISD), Karnes city, TX Shuster, Joe County judge (Pecos county), Ft. Stockton, TX Stout, David County Commissioner (Self; El Paso County), El Paso, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President, Texas Press Association (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Grisham, CJ Dr. (Self) , Temple, TX Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX Moore, Ken SEEC SD 11 (Self) , Pearland, TX Robbins, Jill Mrs (Self) , Holland tx, TX Russell, Ryland Legislative Aide (Texas Press Association), Austin, texas, TX Saenz, Jonathan President & Attorney (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Schwarz, Erich (Self) , Lakeway, TX Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX AGAINST: Adams, Stacy Brazoria county commissioner (Brazoria county), Alvin, TX Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX Clark, Leah (City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX Figueroa, Luis Chief of LegislativeAffairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Hawkins, Gayla Grayson county treasurer (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas), Sherman, TX Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 19
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
February 27, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Bohnert, Richard (Self) , Comfort, Tx, TX
Briscoe, Rick (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Castro, Joel (Self; Americans For Prosperity), Alvin, TX
Collins, Genevieve Texas director (also providing written testimony) (Self; Americans
for prosperity), Austin, TX
Davidson, Zach Director of Government Relations (Self; Galveston County), Galveston,
Texas, TX
Evans, Michelle (Self; Texans for Vaccine Choice), Round Rock, TX
George, Abraham Chairman Republican Party of Texas (Self; Republican Party of
Texas), Parker, TX
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Legislative Priorities), McDade, TX
Martin, Melissa (Self) , Deer Park, TX
McVeigh, Andrew (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibility), The Hills, TX
Peacock, Bill (also providing written testimony) (Self; Texans for Fiscal Responsibilty),
Dripping Springs, TX
Pena, Lauren (Self) , Austin, TX
Pickren, Julie Honorable (also providing written testimony) (Self; Sboe, district 7),
Pearland, TX
Quintero, James (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX, TX
Sosa, Natividad (Self; The libre initiative), Mission, TX
West, Justin Constable (also providing written testimony) (Self; Galveston County
Precinct 4 Constables Office), League City, TX
AGAINST:
Bailey, Rick Commissioner (Johnson County), Rio vista Tx, TX
Kotara, Alexander Trustee (also providing written testimony) (Self; Karnes City ISD),
Karnes city, TX
Shuster, Joe County judge (Pecos county), Ft. Stockton, TX
Stout, David County Commissioner (Self; El Paso County), El Paso, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President, Texas Press Association (Self; Texas Press
Association), Austin, TX
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Grisham, CJ Dr. (Self) , Temple, TX
Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
Moore, Ken SEEC SD 11 (Self) , Pearland, TX
Robbins, Jill Mrs (Self) , Holland tx, TX
Russell, Ryland Legislative Aide (Texas Press Association), Austin, texas, TX
Saenz, Jonathan President & Attorney (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Schwarz, Erich (Self) , Lakeway, TX
Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
AGAINST:
Adams, Stacy Brazoria county commissioner (Brazoria county), Alvin, TX
Beneski, Amy (Texas Association of School Administrators), Austin, TX
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX
Clark, Leah (City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Figueroa, Luis Chief of LegislativeAffairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Hawkins, Gayla Grayson county treasurer (Self; County Treasurers Association of
Texas), Sherman, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX
Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio), San Antonio, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 19 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Kiley, Julie County Auditor (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors), Georgetown, TX Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX Minyard, Trevor IGR Director (City Mckinney), Mckinney, TX Monk, Leann Tyler County Treasurer (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas), Woodville, TX Morris, Roger Oldham County Commissioner (Oldham County), Vega, TX Rasti, Kelly Associate Executive Director of Govt Relations (Texas Association of School Boards), Austin, TX, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Rodriguez, Jennifer Consultant, Attorney (North Texas Commission, City of Coppell, City of College Station), Austin, TX Rogers, Carrie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Sheriffs Association of Texas), Angleton, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Austin, TX Voglewede, Ian IGR Director (City of El paso), El paso, TX Wassdorf, Petrus (City of Denton), Austin, TX Witt, Emily (Self) , Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Chanes, Roger IGR Director (City of Brownsville), Brownsville, TX Gaddes, Larry Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Assessor-Collector Association), Georgetown, TX Heyward, Allison TML President /Schertz Councilmember (Self; TML President), Schertz, TX Milligan, Maureen President/CEO (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 19
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Kiley, Julie County Auditor (Self; Texas Association of County Auditors), Georgetown,
TX
Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
Minyard, Trevor IGR Director (City Mckinney), Mckinney, TX
Monk, Leann Tyler County Treasurer (Self; County Treasurers Association of Texas),
Woodville, TX
Morris, Roger Oldham County Commissioner (Oldham County), Vega, TX
Rasti, Kelly Associate Executive Director of Govt Relations (Texas Association of
School Boards), Austin, TX, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
Rodriguez, Jennifer Consultant, Attorney (North Texas Commission, City of Coppell,
City of College Station), Austin, TX
Rogers, Carrie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (City of Austin), Austin, TX
Skrobarczyk, Ryan Director (City of Corpus Christi), Corpus Christi, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Stallman, Bo Sheriff (Sheriffs Association of Texas), Angleton, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Tamayo, Elisa M. Governmental Affairs Manager (El Paso County), El Paso, TX
Venegas-Matula, Michelle (Self; Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry), Austin,
TX
Voglewede, Ian IGR Director (City of El paso), El paso, TX
Wassdorf, Petrus (City of Denton), Austin, TX
Witt, Emily (Self) , Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Chanes, Roger IGR Director (City of Brownsville), Brownsville, TX
Gaddes, Larry Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Assessor-Collector Association),
Georgetown, TX
Heyward, Allison TML President /Schertz Councilmember (Self; TML President),
Schertz, TX
Milligan, Maureen President/CEO (Teaching Hospitals of Texas), Austin, TX
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