WITNESS LIST SB 396 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Huggins, Adam (Self) , TX Hunt, Daniel SD3 SREC Committeeman (Self; Republicans of State Senate District 3), Athens, TX Johnson, Ed (Self; Harris county ballot security), Houston, TX Moore, Ken SREC (Self) , Pearland, TX AGAINST: French, Emily (also providing written testimony) (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX Warms, Veronikah (also providing written testimony) (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Baker, Tammy (Self) , Corsicana, TX Bates, Teri (Self) , Corsicana, TX DeVine, Gaylyn (Self; SREC SD11), Pearland, TX Eller, Andrew (Self; State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24, Self), Temple, TX Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX Georgatos, Debbie RNC Committeewoman for Texas (Self) , Celina, TX Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX Haigler, Kathy (Self) , Dale, TX Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX Sargent, Bill Former Chief Deputy Clerk for Elections (Self) , Galveston, TX Strickler, Marcia Concerned citizen (Self) , Austin, TX Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX Turner, Michael (Self) , Lexington, TX Turner, Shann Chairman (Self) , Lexington, TX Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX AGAINST: Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Blanton, Dana (Self) , Austin, TX Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX Chavez, Yulissa (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Cook, Elizabeth (Self) , San Antonio, TX Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX Cruz, Christopher (Self) , Austin, Texas, TX Darby, Karen (Self) , Georgetown, TX Dixon, Maria de Jesus Minister (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Favret, Mary (Self) , The Woodlands, TX Figueroa, Luis Chief of Legislative Affairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX Hendricks, Robert Chair of TX Sierra Club (Self; Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club), Austin, TX Hendricks, Victoria (Self) , Austin, TX Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self) , Austin, TX Kincaid, Jeannette (Self) , Austin, TX KNIGHT, ANITA (Self; TX Impact), WEST LAKE HILLS, TX Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 396
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 20, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Huggins, Adam (Self) , TX
Hunt, Daniel SD3 SREC Committeeman (Self; Republicans of State Senate District 3),
Athens, TX
Johnson, Ed (Self; Harris county ballot security), Houston, TX
Moore, Ken SREC (Self) , Pearland, TX
AGAINST:
French, Emily (also providing written testimony) (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Hale, Kevin Legislative coordinator (also providing written testimony) (Self; The
Libertarian Party of Texas), Dallas, TX
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), Dripping Springs, TX
Warms, Veronikah (also providing written testimony) (Texas Civil Rights Project),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baker, Tammy (Self) , Corsicana, TX
Bates, Teri (Self) , Corsicana, TX
DeVine, Gaylyn (Self; SREC SD11), Pearland, TX
Eller, Andrew (Self; State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24, Self), Temple,
TX
Evans, Michelle (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Georgatos, Debbie RNC Committeewoman for Texas (Self) , Celina, TX
Glass, Tom (Self) , McDade, TX
Haigler, Kathy (Self) , Dale, TX
Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX
Hunt, Daniel SREC SD3 (Self; SREC Committeeman SD3), Athens, TX
Mattingly, John (Self) , Malakoff, TX
Sargent, Bill Former Chief Deputy Clerk for Elections (Self) , Galveston, TX
Strickler, Marcia Concerned citizen (Self) , Austin, TX
Trainor, Lucy (Self) , Driftwood, TX
Turner, Michael (Self) , Lexington, TX
Turner, Shann Chairman (Self) , Lexington, TX
Ward, Rhonda (Self; SREC Committeewoman SD3), Nacogdoches, TX
AGAINST:
Barbour, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Blanton, Dana (Self) , Austin, TX
Carlisle, Glenn (Self) , Cedar Creek, TX
Chavez, Yulissa (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Cook, Elizabeth (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Cruz, Brenda (Self; Texas Democratic Party), Austin, TX
Cruz, Christopher (Self) , Austin, Texas, TX
Darby, Karen (Self) , Georgetown, TX
Dixon, Maria de Jesus Minister (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Erisman, Wendy Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Favret, Mary (Self) , The Woodlands, TX
Figueroa, Luis Chief of Legislative Affairs (Every Texan), Austin, TX
Hendricks, Robert Chair of TX Sierra Club (Self; Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
Hendricks, Victoria (Self) , Austin, TX
Hollingsworth, Sidney (Self) , Austin, TX
Kincaid, Jeannette (Self) , Austin, TX
KNIGHT, ANITA (Self; TX Impact), WEST LAKE HILLS, TX
Lozano, Sofia (Common cause texas), Dallas, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 396 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Martinez, Catherine (Self) , Austin, TX Miller, Cyral (Self) , Austin, TX Mitchel, Lorrie (Self) , Austin, TX Miyakawa, Felicia (Self) , Round Rock, TX Overton, Anita (Self; No), Round Rock, TX Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Teitelman, A Carol (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Trieu, Lily (Rise AAPI), Austin, TX Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX ON: Adkins, Christina Director of Elections (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Gaddes, Larry Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Assessor-Collector Association), Georgetown, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 396
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Martinez, Catherine (Self) , Austin, TX
Miller, Cyral (Self) , Austin, TX
Mitchel, Lorrie (Self) , Austin, TX
Miyakawa, Felicia (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Overton, Anita (Self; No), Round Rock, TX
Ramirez, Javier (Self) , Austin, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Teitelman, A Carol (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Trieu, Lily (Rise AAPI), Austin, TX
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
ON:
Adkins, Christina Director of Elections (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Gaddes, Larry Tax Assessor/Collector (Tax Assessor-Collector Association),
Georgetown, TX
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