WITNESS LIST SB 412 Senate Committee Report Criminal Justice March 4, 2025 - 8:00 AM FOR: Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Frisco, TX Bentley, Christin State Republican Executive Committeewoman (also providing written testimony) (Self; Republican Party of Texas), Winona, TX Case, Liz (Self) , Tuscola, TX Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Hoston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX London, Dennis (Self; Grassroots America We The People), Rockwall, TX Miller, Rhonda CEO Purple for Parents United (Self; Purple for Parents United), Godley, TX Ruiz, Heidi Sergeant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX Simmons, Deborah (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Sivadge, Vanessa RN (Self; Protecting Texas Children), Houston TX, TX Wallace, Bonnie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Llano, TX Wilkerson, John (TMPA), Austin, TX AGAINST: Warbelow, Sarah (Human Rights Campaign), Washington, DC ON: Fleck, Jennifer (Self; We the people lake travis), Spicewood, TX Stone, Steven Captain (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX Gray, Brady (Self; Texad Family Project), Brovk, TX Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX Smith, James Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San antonio, TX Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX AGAINST: Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX Exter, Monty (ATPE), Austin, TX Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX ON: Burks, Brody Assistant Attorney General (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX, TX Smirl, Cody Captain of Criminal Investigations (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Dunmoyer, David Tech Policy Campaign Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX AGAINST: Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX McPeters, Pamela Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Classroom Teachers Association), Austin, TX Woodland, Wendy Director of Advocacy & Communications (Texas Library Association), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 412
Senate Committee Report
Criminal Justice
March 4, 2025 - 8:00 AM
FOR:
Ayres, Shannon (Self; Citizens Defending Freedom), Frisco, TX
Bentley, Christin State Republican Executive Committeewoman (also providing written
testimony) (Self; Republican Party of Texas), Winona, TX
Case, Liz (Self) , Tuscola, TX
Hawthorne, Brian Sheriff (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas), Mont Belvieu, TX
Hunt, Ray Executive Director (Self; Hoston Police Officers Union), Houston, TX
London, Dennis (Self; Grassroots America We The People), Rockwall, TX
Miller, Rhonda CEO Purple for Parents United (Self; Purple for Parents United), Godley,
TX
Ruiz, Heidi Sergeant (Houston Police Department), Houston, TX
Simmons, Deborah (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Sivadge, Vanessa RN (Self; Protecting Texas Children), Houston TX, TX
Wallace, Bonnie (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Llano, TX
Wilkerson, John (TMPA), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Warbelow, Sarah (Human Rights Campaign), Washington, DC
ON:
Fleck, Jennifer (Self; We the people lake travis), Spicewood, TX
Stone, Steven Captain (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),
Austin, TX
Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum), Dallas, TX
Castle, Mary Elizabeth Director of Government Relations (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Gray, Brady (Self; Texad Family Project), Brovk, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Smith, James Sergeant (San Antonio Police Department), San antonio, TX
Szimanski, Jennifer Deputy Executive Director (Combined Law Enforcement
Associations of Texas (CLEAT)), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Cofield, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Easley, Jennifer State President Texas PTA (Texas PTA), San Antonio, TX
Exter, Monty (ATPE), Austin, TX
Hallamek, James (Texas State Teachers Association), Austin, TX
Kling, Kelsey (Self; Texas AFT), Austin, TX
ON:
Burks, Brody Assistant Attorney General (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX,
TX
Smirl, Cody Captain of Criminal Investigations (Office of the Attorney General), Austin,
TX, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Dunmoyer, David Tech Policy Campaign Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation),
Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Hendrickson, Andrew (ACLU of Texas), DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX
McPeters, Pamela Director of Governmental Relations (Texas Classroom Teachers
Association), Austin, TX
Woodland, Wendy Director of Advocacy & Communications (Texas Library
Association), Austin, TX
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