Witness List — Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee (April 15, 2025)

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Witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, dated April 15, 2025 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted. It runs bill by bill from HB 2963 through HB 4984, with witnesses grouped as For, Against, On, and Registering, but not testifying. On HB 2963, Chris Bross (Other world computing), Greyson Gee (Texas Public Policy Foundation), and Bill Kelly (TexPIRG) are listed For, and Mike Meroney (Safelite Autoglass) is listed On. On HB 3005, Blaine Beckman (San Antonio AGC) and Stephanie Cook (AGC Austin) are listed For, and Logan Harrell (Texas Chemistry Council) is listed Against.

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                                                 WITNESS LIST

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee
April 15, 2025 - 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted
HB 2963
   For:
              Bross, Chris (Other world computing)
              Gee, Greyson (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
              Kelly, Bill (TexPIRG)
              Metzger, Luke (Self; Environment Texas)
              Pizarro, Donna (Service express the right to repair org)
   On:
              Meroney, Mike (Safelite Autoglass)

   Registering, but not testifying:
   For:
              Aalderts, Suzanne (Self; Innovei Technologies)
              Burdett, Jeff (NFIB)
              Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
              Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)
              Glass, Tom (Self)
              Hall, Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways, We the People -Liberty in
              Action, Grassroots America - We the People)
              Haynes, Jamie (Self; Texans Wake Up)
              Long, Matt (Self)
              McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
              Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
              Rogers, David (Self; True Texas Project)
              Treat, Brita (Self)
   Against:
              Guitierrez, Carlos (The Consumer Healthcare Products Association)
HB 3005
   For:
              Beckman, Blaine (San Antonio AGC)
              Brannen, Jeffrey (AGC- Texas Building Branch)
              Cook, Stephanie (AGC Austin)

   Registering, but not testifying:
   For:
              Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
              Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
              Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
              Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
              Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
              of Texas)


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                                               WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Harrell, Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
HB 3287
  For:
             Payne, Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)
  Against:
             Elliott, Bradley (Texas BOMA)
             Rentz, John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)
  On:
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Lambert, Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC)
             Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
             Tredway, CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
             Wilshusen, Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)
  Against:
             Short, Jim (Houston real estate council)
  On:
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
HB 3288
  For:
             Lambert, Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)
  Against:
             Elliott, Bradley (Texas BOMA)
             Rentz, John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)
  On:
             Harrell, Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Payne, Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

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                                              WITNESS LIST

  For:
             Pollock, Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)
             Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC)
             Tredway, CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
             Wilshusen, Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)
  Against:
             Short, Jim (Houston real estate council)
             Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
             Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
  On:
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
HB 3289
  For:
             Lambert, Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)
  Against:
             Elliott, Bradley (Texas BOMA)
             Rentz, John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)
  On:
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Payne, Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)
             Pollock, Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)
             Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC)
             Tredway, CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
             Wilshusen, Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)
  Against:
             Short, Jim (Houston real estate council)
             Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
             Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
  On:
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
HB 3290
  For:
             Heldenfels, Fred (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))
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                                               WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Elliott, Bradley (Texas BOMA)
             Rentz, John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Lambert, Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Payne, Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)
             Pollock, Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)
             Rodriguez, Marc (PHCC)
             Tredway, CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
             Wilshusen, Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)
  Against:
             Short, Jim (Houston real estate council)
HB 3344
  For:
             Boyd Curtis, Jeanne (Self; Roofing Contractors Association of Texas)
             Ramon, Sarah (RCAT)
             Tisdale, Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
  Against:
             Crutcher, Christopher (Self; Outback Roofing)
             Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Independent Roofing Contractors Association)
             Moran, Patrick (Self; Austin Roofing Cntrators)
             Pearson, Stacy (Self)
             Simon, Daniel (Self)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Burklund, Adam (Texas Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)
             Floyd, Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)
             Hill, Jarrett (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)
             Johnston, Heather (Parsons Roofing)
             Lambert, Claire (Powell Law Group)
             Luparello, Marti (Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association)
             Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)
             Posey, Jake (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA))
             Schnautz, Jon (Insurance Council of Texas)
             Scott, Robert (Self; Powell Law group)
             Smith, Ty (Self; RCAT)


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                                              WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Fuentes, Frank (US Hispanic Contractors Association)
             Schroeder, David (Self)
  On:
             Arbour, Courtney (TDLR)
HB 3712
  For:
             Cariveau, Jay (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))
             Heldenfels, Fred (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Lechner, Chris (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Tredway, CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)
  Against:
             Harrell, Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
HB 3862
  For:
             Carter, Meridith (Self; Champions for Childhood)
             Fredrickson, Rebecca (Self; Cnampions for Childhood)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Gray, Brady (Self; Texas Family Project)
             Lopez, Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project)
             Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
HB 3874
  For:
             Lambert, Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)
             Wilshusen, Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Leggett, Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
             Payne, Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)


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                                              WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Aragonez, Alexa (City of Houston)
             Harrell, Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)
             Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA)
             Susac, Jeremy (Lennar Homes)
             Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)
             Van Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)
HB 4196
  For:
             Chapa Cantu, Yadir (Schneider Electric)
  On:
             York, Mary (The Texas Workforce Commission)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Boms, Matthew (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)
             Brooks, Jeri (Daikin Comfort Technologies North America)
             Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)
             Franklin, Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)
             Jackson, Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Nathan, Robert (Schneider Electric)
             Van de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)
HB 4308
  For:
             Meyers, W. A. "Andy" (Self; Fort Bend County)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Cardwell, Margo (Wise Energy Resources, Ltd.)
             Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
             Khambe, Nikita (Self; Constituent Relations Manager for Fort Bend County Pct. 3)
             Short, Jim (Fort Bend County Texas)
HB 4901
  For:
             Dunmoyer, David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
             Fitzpatrick, Castanita (Nation Center on Sexual Explotation (NCOSE))
             Read, John (Digital Childhood Alliance)
             Siberry, Vikram (Self; Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society)
  Against:
             Furler, Elizabeth (Self)
             Hill, Justin (NetChoice)

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                                              WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Loesel, Turner (James Madison Institute)
             Londono, Juan (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)
             Marshall, Kouri (Chamber of Progress)
             Reed, Morgan (ACT | The App Association)
             Soto, Renzo (TechNet)
             Tamny, John (Parkview Institute)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Bowman, Meredith (Self)
             Carra, Missie (Self)
             Castilla, Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)
             Glass, Tom (Self)
             Haynes, Jamie (Self; Texans Wake Up)
             McCarty, Julie (Self; True Texas Project)
             Poteet, Jean (Not on Our Watch TX)
             Rhodes, Fran (Self; True texas project)
             Rogers, David (Self; True Texas Project)
             Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
             Treat, Brita (Self)
             Vogel, Peter (Self; Wellbeyond.com)
             Waldock, Brianna (TexProtects)
  Against:
             Botkin, Shelly (Texas Broadband Association)
             Cardwell, Margo (Texas Civil Justice League)
             Rodriguez, Jennifer (Apple, Inc.)
             Vogel, Peter (Self; Wellbeyond.com)
HB 4984

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Cuevas, Jo Cassandra (Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund)
             Fagan, Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)
             Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)
             Norman, Jr., M. Scott (Texas Association of Builders)
             Woomer, Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association
             of Texas)




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