Witness List — S/C on Workforce Committee (April 29, 2025)

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This is a witness list for the S/C on Workforce Committee, dated April 29, 2025, 8:00 AM. It is organized by bill, from HB 875 through HB 5545, with witnesses listed under For, Against and On. For HB 875, the City of Brownwood appears under For, the Texas AFL-CIO and Every Texan under Against, and the TDI, Division of Workers' Compensation under On. HB 1667 lists the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas under For, and HB 2369 lists the Texas Municipal Police Association under For and TMLIRP under Against. Each bill also has a group registering but not testifying.

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Document type: 89R Witlistmtg C4772025042908001
Case: 89R Witlistmtg C4772025042908001

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                                              WITNESS LIST

S/C on Workforce Committee
April 29, 2025 - 8:00 AM
HB 875
  For:
             Tipton, Ray (Self; City of Brownwood)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Morris, Joe (Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce)
             Tredway, CJ (IEC of Texas)
  Against:
             Disanza, Maggie (Self; TSEU)
             Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
             Posson, Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))
             Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)
  On:
             Canaday, Nick (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
HB 1667
  For:
             Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)
             Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Assoc of Fire Fighters)
             Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
             Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
             Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
             Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
             Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
  On:
             Craddock, Allen (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
HB 2369
  For:
             Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
             Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
  Against:
             Stokes, Robert (TMLIRP)
  On:
             Graves, Robert (Self; TAC RMP)




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                                             WITNESS LIST

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)
             Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
             Guajardo, Ernesto (Self; Mcallen firefighter association)
             Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
             Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
             Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
             Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
  Against:
             Gonzales, Walter (American Propert Casualty Insurance Association)
             Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)
             McCord, Mia (Texas Chemistry Council)
             Serna, Ed (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)
  On:
             Craddock, Allen (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
HB 3844
  For:
             Gourgey, Hannah (Self; Texas opportunity youth network)
             Owens, Labraia (Texas Network of Youth Services Texas Emerging Leaders Board)
             Quintanilla, Bert (Self; Corpus Christi United Chamber of Commerce)
             Vlach, Ann (Education to Employment Partners)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Chavez, Courtney (Self; Lone Star Justice Alliance)
             Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)
             Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)
             Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)
             Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)
             Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
             Skrobarczyk, Ryan (City of Corpus Christi)
             Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)
  On:
             York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 4415
  For:
             Kaplan, Austin (Self; Texas employment lawyers association)
             Schmidt, Robert (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Asso)
             Shergold, John (Self)




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                                              WITNESS LIST

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
             Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)
             Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
             Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
             Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
HB 4479
  For:
             Groves, Lance (Self)
             Parker, Tom (Olney Economic Development Corporation)
             Williams, Brittany (Collegiate Edu-Nation)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Atkins, Grace (Texas 2036)
             Borskey, Mark (Association of Equipment Manufacturers)
             Fuller, Drew (Texas Farm Bureau)
             Posson, Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))
             Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)
  On:
             York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)
HB 4483
  For:
             Howard, Jay (Self; Service Insurance Companies)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Betts, Albert (Insurance Council of Texas)
             Gonzales, Walter (American Propert Casualty Insurance Association)
  On:
             Elliott, Nicole (Texas Department of Insurance)
HB 4676
  For:
             Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))
  Against:
             English, Phillip (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

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                                              WITNESS LIST

  For:
             Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)
             Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
             Wilkerson, John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))
  On:
             McAdams, Daniel (Texas Department of Insurance)
             Voegele, Christopher (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)
HB 5400
  For:
             Blair, Erin (Self)
             Cole, Kyla (Self)
             Kaplan, Austin (Self; Texas employment lawyers association)
             Schmidt, Robert (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Asso)
             Williams, Holly (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Association)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
HB 5545
  For:
             Minick, Bill (Self; Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers Compensation)
             Whitehurst, David (Owner/Operator Services Inc.)

  Registering, but not testifying:
  For:
             Esparza, John (Self; Texas Trucking Association)
             McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)
             Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
             Shannon, Fred (Walmart)
  Against:
             Disanza, Maggie (Self; TSEU)
             Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)
             Posson, Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))
             Serna, Ed (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)
  On:
             Canaday, Nick (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)




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