Witness List — Business & Commerce (May 13, 2025)

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Witness list for the Business & Commerce meeting of May 13, 2025, 8:00 AM. Entries run bill by bill from HB 431, with witnesses grouped under FOR, AGAINST and ON, and many under registering but not testifying. Under HB 431 the list names the Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter. The page ends with HB 4739, where the Comptroller of Public Accounts is listed as registering but not testifying on.

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Document type: 89R Witlistmtg C5102025051308001
Case: 89R Witlistmtg C5102025051308001

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                                         WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
HB 431
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Amthor, Jonathan (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance), Austin, TX
             Crownover, Buffy (Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)), Austin, TX
             Juergens, Seth (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX
             Mazur, Jeremy Director of Infrastructure & Natural Res. Policy (Texas 2036), Austin, TX
             Metzger, Luke Executive Director (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX
             Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter),
             Austin, TX
HB 1522
   FOR:
             Bonura, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Brownson, Amanda (Texas Association of School Business Officials), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
             Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Self), Austin, TX
             Reed, Cyrus Legislative Director (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX
             Schneider, Michael VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs (Texas Association of
             Broadcasters), Austin, TX
             Shannon, Kelley Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),
             Austin, TX
   AGAINST:
             Castro Garcia, Josie (Dallas County Commissioners Court), Dallas, TX
             Clark, Leah (City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX
             Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
             Traub, Ariel Managing Director Legislative & Public Affairs (City of Garland, TX),
             Garland, TX
   ON:
             Grever, Maya (Harris County Commissioners Court), Houston, TX
             Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
HB 1922
   FOR:
             Reyes, Josue (also providing written testimony) (D. Wilson Construction Co.), McAllen,
             TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Alexander, Caitlyn Government Affairs Associate (Texas Society of Architects), Austin, TX
             Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX


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                                          WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
             Parsley, Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
             Van Arsdale, Corbin President & General Counsel (AGC-Texas Building Branch), Austin,
             TX
             Wilshusen, Fred General Counsel (Texas Construction Association), Dallas, TX
HB 3228
   FOR:
             Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter),
             Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Amthor, Jonathan (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance), Austin, TX
             Bennett, Brent Policy Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
             Cain, Randy Attorney (Advanced Power Alliance), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Sol Systems, LLC), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Pattern Energy Group 2 LP), Austin, TX
             Crownover, Buffy (Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)), Austin, TX
             Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
             Fairbanks, Lauren (Enbridge), Austin, TX
             Golemon, Kinnan (Savion Energy), Austin, TX
             Hughes, Lisa (RWE Clean Energy), Austin, TX
             Merten, Laura (Apex Clean Energy), Austin, TX
             Metzger, Luke Executive Director (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX
             Ratliff, Shannon (Invenrgy, LLC), Austin, TX
             Spence, Logan Partner (National Grid Renewables), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Fritz, Charly Deputy Director, Waste Permits Division (TCEQ), Austin, TX
   Providing written testimony:
   FOR:
             Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
HB 3229
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Amthor, Jonathan (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance), Austin, TX
             Cain, Randy Attorney (Advanced Power Alliance), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Pattern Energy Group 2 LP), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Sol Systems, LLC), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Enel North America, Inc.), Austin, TX
             Crownover, Buffy (Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)), Austin, TX
             Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
             Golemon, Kinnan (Savion Energy), Austin, TX
             Merten, Laura (Apex Clean Energy), Austin, TX

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                                         WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
             Metzger, Luke Executive Director (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX
             Ratliff, Shannon (Invenrgy, LLC), Austin, TX
             Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter),
             Austin, TX
             Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
             Spence, Logan Partner (National Grid Renewables), Austin, TX
   Providing written testimony:
   FOR:
             Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
HB 3306
   FOR:
             Seamster, Scott (TNMP), Lewisville, TX
   AGAINST:
             Fagan, Jennifer Vice President Government Affairs (Texas Construction Association),
             Austin, TX
             Wilshusen, Fred General Counsel (Texas Construction Association), Dallas, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas), Austin, TX
             Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
             Cardwell, Margo (Electric Transmission Texas, LLC), Austin, TX
             Goodman, Caleb (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX
             Hutchinson, Scott VP, Public Affairs (Entergy Texas), Austin, TX
             Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
             Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)), Austin, TX
             Sadler, Kelly Government Affairs (AEP Texas), Austin, TX
HB 3803
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX
HB 3804
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX
HB 3805
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX




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                                         WITNESS LIST


Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
HB 3806
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX
HB 4219
   FOR:
             Bonura, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
             Clow, Rachel (KRIS 6 TV), Corpus Christi, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Baggett, Donnis Executive Vice President (Self; Texas Press Association), Austin, TX
             Hodges, Mike Executive Director (Self), Austin, TX
             Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
             Schneider, Michael VP, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs (Texas Association of
             Broadcasters), Austin, TX
             Shannon, Kelley Executive Director (Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas),
             Austin, TX
   AGAINST:
             Clark, Leah (City of Georgetown), Georgetown, TX
             Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
             Traub, Ariel Managing Director Legislative & Public Affairs (City of Garland, TX),
             Garland, TX
HB 4238
   FOR:
             Voyles, Molly Director of Public Policy (Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX
   ON:
             Littwin, Angela Professor of Law (Self), Austin, TX
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
             Mace, Stephanie (AARP Texas), Austin, TX
   AGAINST:
             Raines, Stephen (Texas Credit Union Association), Austin, TX
HB 4344
   Registering, but not testifying:
   FOR:
             Albarado, Isaac (AEP Texas), Austin, TX
             Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
             Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
             Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)), Austin, TX
             Sadler, Kelly Government Affairs (AEP Texas), Austin, TX

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Business & Commerce
May 13, 2025 8:00 AM
   ON:
             Hall, Hayley Chief Operating Officer (Public Utility Commision of Texas), Austin, TX
HB 4739
   Registering, but not testifying:
   ON:
             Ashley, Phillip Associate Deputy Comptroller (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin,
             TX




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