WITNESS LIST SB 40 Senate Committee Report Criminal Justice February 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Tharp, Jennifer Comal County Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX Wilkerson, John (TMPA), Austin, TX AGAINST: Walker, Nate (The bail project), Austin, TX ON: Edmonds, Shannon Executive Director (Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA)), Austin, TX Johnson, Aaron President Texas Association of Pretrial Services (also providing written testimony) (Texas Association of Pretrial Services), Galveston, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Brannan, Ryan (Austin Police Association), Austin, TX Byrd, Mike (Self; The Professional Bondsman of Texas), Brenham, TX Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney), Anahuac, TX Fleming, Lauren (Houston Region Business Coalition (HRBC)), Austin, TX Foster, Robin (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39), Houston, TX Good, Ken Attorney (Self; The professional Bondsman of Texas), Tyler, TX Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (HPOU), Houston, TX Kahan, Andy (Crime Stoppers), Houston, TX Keener, Justin (Doug Deason), Austin, TX Lee, Cory (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas), Tuscola, TX, TX MARTINEZ, ADRIAN STATE AFFAIRS (SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION), SAN ANTONIO, TX Montemayor, Irma (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas), Edinburg, TX Morris, Joe (Texas Game Warden Peace Officers Association), Austin, TX Moscoso, Washington Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San Antonio, TX Ortiz, Carlos State Affairs (San antonio police officers association), San Antonio, TX Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX Pressley, Nikki Texas Director, Right on Crime (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Self; Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX Smith, James Legisislative liason (San Antonio Police Department), San Antonio, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Self; Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX AGAINST: Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX Martinez, Justin Justice Advocate Coordinator - Southwest Region (Self; LatinoJustice PRLDEF), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 40
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
February 12, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Tharp, Jennifer Comal County Criminal District Attorney (Self; Comal County Criminal
District Attorney), New Braunfels, TX
Wilkerson, John (TMPA), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Walker, Nate (The bail project), Austin, TX
ON:
Edmonds, Shannon Executive Director (Texas District and County Attorneys Association
(TDCAA)), Austin, TX
Johnson, Aaron President Texas Association of Pretrial Services (also providing written
testimony) (Texas Association of Pretrial Services), Galveston, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Brannan, Ryan (Austin Police Association), Austin, TX
Byrd, Mike (Self; The Professional Bondsman of Texas), Brenham, TX
Carcerano, Eric (Self; Chambers County District Attorney), Anahuac, TX
Fleming, Lauren (Houston Region Business Coalition (HRBC)), Austin, TX
Foster, Robin (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39), Houston, TX
Good, Ken Attorney (Self; The professional Bondsman of Texas), Tyler, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (HPOU), Houston, TX
Kahan, Andy (Crime Stoppers), Houston, TX
Keener, Justin (Doug Deason), Austin, TX
Lee, Cory (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas), Tuscola, TX, TX
MARTINEZ, ADRIAN STATE AFFAIRS (SAN ANTONIO POLICE OFFICERS
ASSOCIATION), SAN ANTONIO, TX
Montemayor, Irma (Self; Professional Bondsmen of Texas), Edinburg, TX
Morris, Joe (Texas Game Warden Peace Officers Association), Austin, TX
Moscoso, Washington Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San Antonio, TX
Ortiz, Carlos State Affairs (San antonio police officers association), San Antonio, TX
Parnell, James Secretary/ Treasurer (Dallas Police Association), Dallas, TX
Pressley, Nikki Texas Director, Right on Crime (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin,
TX
Rubin, Scott Assistant Director (Self; Texas Police Chiefs Association), Elgin, TX
Smith, James Legisislative liason (San Antonio Police Department), San Antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Self; Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hudson, Nick (American Civil Liberties Union of Texas), Austin, TX
Martinez, Justin Justice Advocate Coordinator - Southwest Region (Self; LatinoJustice
PRLDEF), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
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