Witness List — Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee (89R, April 23, 2025)

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Witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, April 23, 2025, 8:00 AM, with witnesses grouped by bill from HB 2226 through HB 5122. Geoffrey Tahuahua (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas) is listed For HB 2226. For HB 3621, Zach Anderson (Self; Texas Ticket Sellers Association) is listed For and Edwin Cabaniss (Self; Music Venue Alliance ~ Texas) is listed Against. Margo Cardwell (Texas Civil Justice League) is listed For HB 4079.

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“Witness List — Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee (89R, April 23, 2025).” Original at capitol.texas.gov. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/89r-witlistmtg-c4732025042308001/, SHA-256 563ccf50a3374eaa3b98074a1c122ca9dfaa1dbb356a529212a4036454583672.

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                                               WITNESS LIST

Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee
April 23, 2025 - 8:00 AM
HB 2226
  For:
             Erwin, William (Andrews Myers, PC and ABC)
             Tahuahua, Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Snowden, Tara (Zachry Corporation)
  Against:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
HB 2343
  For:
             Beasley, Glenda (Sead consulting)
             Londrie, Chris (Self; Texas Shrimp Association)
  Against:
             Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
             Kimball, Kyle (Self; Port Arthur Area Shrimper’s Association)
             Kimball, Tricia (Self; Port Arthur Area Shrimper’s Association. Vice President)
  On:
             Stifflemire, Sofia (Department of State Health Services)
HB 2760
  On:
             Daniel, Bryan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
  On:
             Robinson, Steven (Office of the Attorney General)
HB 3621
  For:
             Anderson, Zach (Self; Texas Ticket Sellers Association)
             Morris, Bruce (TicketNetwork)
             Rackley, Caroline (TicketCity)
             Smith, Katy (Self; Vivid Seats)


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                                               WITNESS LIST

  Against:
             Cabaniss, Edwin (Self; Music Venue Alliance ~ Texas)
             Heinbaugh, Chris (Self; AT&T Performing Arts Center)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             McCarty, Austin (StubHub)
             Rhoden, Corey (Self)
             Shannon, Fred (Vivid Seats)
  Against:
             Bloom, JR (Dallas Mavericks)
             Deline, Steven (Self)
             Howard, Jay (National Football League)
             Howard, Jay (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)
             Howard, Jay (Houston Texans)
             Jones, Neal t (Major league baseball)
             Miller, Robert (Houston Rockets)
             Vane, Mark (HB Strategies)
HB 4079
  For:
             Cardwell, Margo (Texas Civil Justice League)
             Du Mee, Matthew (Heritage Action for America)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)
             Isaac, Jason (Self; American Energy Institute)
             Rusing, Shannon (Texas Oil and Gas Association)
             Vogt, Molly (Self; American energy works)
  Against:
             Clay, Reed (Institutional Shareholder Services)
             Collier, Andrew (Freedom to Invest)
             Deline, Steven (Self)
HB 4204
  For:
             Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)
             Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
  On:
             Watson, Regina (Self; Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Fowler, Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

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                                              WITNESS LIST

  For:
             Juergens, Seth (Texas REALTORS)
             Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
  Against:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
HB 4518
  For:
             Kerr, David (Cowrie)
             Mac, Shane (Ephemera)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
             Bratchee, Lee (Texas Blockchain Council)
             Goostree, Jessi (Texas Blockchain Council)
             Graddy, Stephen (Self)
             Grieve, Alex (Paradigm)
             Gunn, Ashley (Coinbase)
             Hertlein, Seth (Ledger)
             Hughes, Bill (Consensys)
             Jennings, Miles (A16z crypto)
             Jeong, Pil (Self)
             Moore, Pasha (Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas)
             Olabayo, Victor (Self)
             Page, Allie (Blockchain Association)
             Shah, Kinjal (Blockchain Capital)
             Wales, Justin (Crypto.com)
             Xethalis, Greg (Multicoin Capital)
  Against:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
HB 4531
  For:
             Day, Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)
             Green, Kathy (AARP Texas)
             Warren, John (County and District Clerks Asst)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders)
             Deline, Steven (Self)
             Grace, Jim (The National Rental Home Council)
             Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
             Taliaferro, Aaron (Tarrant County Administrator's Office)

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                                              WITNESS LIST
HB 4850
  On:
             Cruz, Adriana (Texas Economic Development & Tourism, Office of the Governor)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Abel, Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)
             Perdichizzi, Gabriela (Texas Association of Business)
  Against:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
  On:
             Zrubek, Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)
HB 4903
  For:
             Anderson, Geren (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
             Bonhard, Eric (Self; Goddard School)
             Kaminski, Tim (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)
             Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
             Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
  On:
             Miller, Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Blanca, Blanca (Wonderschool)
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
             Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)
             Deline, Steven (Self)
             Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
             Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
             Isett, Carl (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Assn)
             Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
             Posson, Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))
             Reagan, Karen (Texas Association of Staffing)
             Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
             Wood, Justin (Self; Care.com)
             Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
HB 4996
  On:
             Choate, Jack (The Special Prosecution Unit)




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                                              WITNESS LIST

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Flatt, Bryan (TMPA)
             Hawthorne, Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)
             Hunt, Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)
             Kivela, Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)
             Ortiz, Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)
             Szimanski, Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
             Williams, M Paige (Dalkas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)
  Against:
             Deline, Steven (Self)
  On:
             Greger, Stephanie (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)
HB 5122
  For:
             Streufert, Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)
  On:
             Miller, Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Blanca, Blanca (Wonderschool)
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)
             Chenelle, Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)
             Deline, Steven (Self)
             Franco, Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)
             Freeland, Brooke (Early Matters Greater Austin)
             Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
             Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
             Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
             Kay, Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)
             Posson, Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))
             Reagan, Karen (Texas Association of Staffing)
             Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
             Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
             Uptain, Wendy (Early Matters Texas)
             Wood, Justin (Self; Care.com)
             Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)




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