WITNESS LIST SCR 42 Senate Committee Report State Affairs April 3, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Hale, Paul Mr (Self; SREC SD1), Queen City, TX Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project), Weatherford, TX Saenz, Jonathan Attorney & President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX AGAINST: Beck, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Bledsoe, Hunter (Self) , New Braunfels, TX Breeding, William (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Eskridge, Elizabeth (Self) , Wills Point, TX Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX McLaughlin, Amanda (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Garland, TX Miniard, Deidra Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX Silver, Kathryn Systems administrator (Self) , San marcos, TX Skidmore, Danielle (Self) , Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops), Austin, TX Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX Hopkins, Perla (Self) , Leander, TX Johnson, Brandon (Self) , Mineral Wells, TX AGAINST: Albert Donovan, Carolyn Rev (Self) , Round Rock, TX Baade, Heather (Self) , Austin, TX Bashara, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX Benitez, Gaby (Self) , Austin, TX Benitez, Liliana (Self) , Austin, TX Boston, Evan (Self) , Austin, TX Brady-Joyner, Justin (Self) , Austin, TX Brady-Joyner, Phillip (Self) , Austin, TX Brookins, Kaybee (Self) , Austin, TX Butcher, Callie (Self) , Dallas, TX Calamari, Shawn (Self) , Austin, TX Carlson, Lindsey (Self) , Cedar Park, TX Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX Cleveland, Danny (Self) , Austin, TX Cleveland, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX Cohen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX De Lygh, Jynx (Self) , Leander, TX Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX Dent, Michelle (Self) , Austin, TX Farrani, Camille (Self) , Austin, TX Farrani, Naveen (Self) , Austin, TX Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX Fox, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX Garcia, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX Glenn, Riley (Self) , Austin, TX Glickman, Anne (Self) , Austin, TX Gooch, Johnathan (Self; Equality Texas), San Antonio, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SCR 42
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
April 3, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Hale, Paul Mr (Self; SREC SD1), Queen City, TX
Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project), Weatherford, TX
Saenz, Jonathan Attorney & President (Self; Texas Values), Austin, TX
Seibert, Denise Self (Self) , Belton, TX
AGAINST:
Beck, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Bledsoe, Hunter (Self) , New Braunfels, TX
Breeding, William (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Eskridge, Elizabeth (Self) , Wills Point, TX
Hall, Ash (Self; ACLU of Texas), Austin, TX
McLaughlin, Amanda (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Garland, TX
Miniard, Deidra Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Mirto, Sophia (Self) , Austin, TX
Silver, Kathryn Systems administrator (Self) , San marcos, TX
Skidmore, Danielle (Self) , Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Allmon, Jennifer Executive Director (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops),
Austin, TX
Covey, Jonathan Director of Policy (Texas Values), Austin, TX
Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX
Hopkins, Perla (Self) , Leander, TX
Johnson, Brandon (Self) , Mineral Wells, TX
AGAINST:
Albert Donovan, Carolyn Rev (Self) , Round Rock, TX
Baade, Heather (Self) , Austin, TX
Bashara, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX
Benitez, Gaby (Self) , Austin, TX
Benitez, Liliana (Self) , Austin, TX
Boston, Evan (Self) , Austin, TX
Brady-Joyner, Justin (Self) , Austin, TX
Brady-Joyner, Phillip (Self) , Austin, TX
Brookins, Kaybee (Self) , Austin, TX
Butcher, Callie (Self) , Dallas, TX
Calamari, Shawn (Self) , Austin, TX
Carlson, Lindsey (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self) , Austin, TX
Castillo, Alycia Associate Director of Policy (Texas Civil Rights Project), Austin, TX
Cleveland, Danny (Self) , Austin, TX
Cleveland, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
Cohen, Sarah (Self) , Austin, TX
De Lygh, Jynx (Self) , Leander, TX
Deline, Steven (Self) , Austin, TX
Dent, Michelle (Self) , Austin, TX
Farrani, Camille (Self) , Austin, TX
Farrani, Naveen (Self) , Austin, TX
Fiedler, Levi (Self; Texas Freedom Network), Austin, TX
Fox, Taylor (Self) , Austin, TX
French, Emily (Common Cause Texas), Austin, TX
Garcia, Amanda (Self) , Austin, TX
Glenn, Riley (Self) , Austin, TX
Glickman, Anne (Self) , Austin, TX
Gooch, Johnathan (Self; Equality Texas), San Antonio, TX
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WITNESS LIST SCR 42 Senate Committee Report State Affairs Harte, Aiden (Self) , Austin, TX Hernandez, Liana (Self) , Austin, TX Hernandez, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX Jacob, Lisa (Self) , Lewisville, TX Johnson, Bethany (Self) , Austin, TX Konstantine, Sara (Self) , Cedar Park, TX Kovach, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX Leisey, Ty (Self) , Austin, TX Leowe, Chelsea (Self) , Leander, TX Leschber, Jenivie (Self) , Austin, TX Michaelsen, Hedrich (Self) , Austin, TX Miller, Heather (Self) , Austin, TX Morales, Ezra (Self) , Austin, TX Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX Oliver, Julie (Self) , Austin, TX Penner, Shelly (Self) , Austin, TX Pogas, Constantinos (Self) , Austin, TX Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas), Missouri City, TX Riley, Kyle Reverand (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX Robinson, Kristine (Self) , Austin, TX Schneider, Chrissy (Self) , Austin, TX Schneider, Elliot (Self) , Austin, TX Smith, Cameron Jean (Self) , Austin, TX Stein, Charles (Self) , Austin, TX Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX Svoboda, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX Tan, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX Thompson, Stephanie (Self) , Austin, TX Turner, Naomi (Self) , Austin, TX Villarreal, Alicia (Self) , Austin, TX Wagner, Savannah (Self) , Austin, TX Waid, Mandy (Self) , Austin, TX Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX Walters, Saber (Self) , Austin, TX Whetstone, Morgan (Self) , Belton, TX Yeary, Dylan (Self) , Austin, TX, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SCR 42
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
Harte, Aiden (Self) , Austin, TX
Hernandez, Liana (Self) , Austin, TX
Hernandez, Nicholas (Self) , Austin, TX
Jacob, Lisa (Self) , Lewisville, TX
Johnson, Bethany (Self) , Austin, TX
Konstantine, Sara (Self) , Cedar Park, TX
Kovach, Julia (Self) , Austin, TX
Leisey, Ty (Self) , Austin, TX
Leowe, Chelsea (Self) , Leander, TX
Leschber, Jenivie (Self) , Austin, TX
Michaelsen, Hedrich (Self) , Austin, TX
Miller, Heather (Self) , Austin, TX
Morales, Ezra (Self) , Austin, TX
Morris, Tory (Self) , Austin, TX
Oliver, Julie (Self) , Austin, TX
Penner, Shelly (Self) , Austin, TX
Pogas, Constantinos (Self) , Austin, TX
Reese, Kayla (Self) , Austin, TX
Richie, Landon (Self; Transgender Education Network of Texas), Missouri City, TX
Riley, Kyle Reverand (Self; Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Robinson, Kristine (Self) , Austin, TX
Schneider, Chrissy (Self) , Austin, TX
Schneider, Elliot (Self) , Austin, TX
Smith, Cameron Jean (Self) , Austin, TX
Stein, Charles (Self) , Austin, TX
Stewart, Susan (Self) , Pflugerville, TX
Svoboda, Daniel (Self) , Austin, TX
Tan, Matthew (Self) , Austin, TX
Thompson, Stephanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Turner, Naomi (Self) , Austin, TX
Villarreal, Alicia (Self) , Austin, TX
Wagner, Savannah (Self) , Austin, TX
Waid, Mandy (Self) , Austin, TX
Walter-Mahoney, Melanie (Self) , Austin, TX
Walters, Saber (Self) , Austin, TX
Whetstone, Morgan (Self) , Belton, TX
Yeary, Dylan (Self) , Austin, TX, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Laeky, Miriam Government Affairs Director (Self; Equality Texas), Austin, TX
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