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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            Human Services Committee

            May 9, 2023 - 8:00 AM

            SB 186

                 For:

                                 Christensen, Laurie (Harris County Fire Marshal)

                                 Lowry, Greg (Harris county sheriffs office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)

                                 Gill, Hannah (NAMI Texas)

                                 Nunn, Erica (Office of the long-term care ombudsman)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)

            SB 187

                 For:

                                 Japko, Rebecca (Self; Parents & Allies Remarkable Texans)

                                 Sanchez, Jeremy (Harris County Sheriffs Office)

                                 Shaw, Chad (Self; Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)

                                 Nunn, Erica (Office of the long-term care ombudsman)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)

                 On:

                                 Wold, Kezeli (DFPS resource witness)

            SB 189

                 For:

                                 Christensen, Laurie (Harris County Fire Marshal)

                                 Sanchez, Jeremy (Harris County Sheriffs Office)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Batton, David (Harris County Deputies Organization FOP 39)

                                 Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP TX)

                                 Japko, Rebecca (Self; PART)

                                 Nunn, Erica (Office of the long-term care ombudsman)

                                 Sugg, Paul (Harris County Commissioners Court)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            SB 335

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Doyle, Shannon (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Laroche, Sebastien (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                 On:

                                 Kanne, Lisa (DFPS resource witness)

            SB 515

                 For:

                                 Corser, Meagan (Family Freedom Project)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Brown, Andrew (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

                                 Ibe, Natalie (Self; True Texas Project)

                 On:

                                 Kanne, Lisa (DFPS resource witness)

                                 Talbert, Marta (DFPS Resource witness)

            SB 681

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Benestante, Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

                                 Warren, Kevin (Texas Health Care Association)

            SB 956

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Hair, Misti (Health and Human Services Commission)

            SB 1629

                 On:

                                 Gadberry, Gavin (Self; Texas Health Care Association)

                                 Parades, Eddie (Self; The Independent Coalition of Nursing Home Providers)

                                 Unroe, Jon (THCA)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Earl, Andrea (AARP Texas)

                                 Hollis, Mark (Self; AARP Texas)

                                 Meyer, Alyse (LeadingAge Texas)

                                                                                               2

                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 NICHOLS, MARY (Self; Texas Caregivers for Compromise)

                                 Sanchez, Joe (AARP)

                                 Sanchez, Melissa (Alzheimer’s Association)

                                 Schneider, Rob (AARP Texas, volunteer)

                                 Schoeman, Alexa (Texas Long-Term Care Ombudsman)

                                 Scudder, Kenny (AARP Texas)

                                 Vasquez, John (Self; AARP)

                 Against:

                                 Harrington, Ryan (Trinity Healthcare, LLC)

                 On:

                                 Grady, Victoria (Health and Human Services Commission)

            SB 2260

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 On:

                                 Wold, Kezeli (DFPS resource witness)

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