Witness List, Business & Commerce Committee, April 15, 2025 8:00 AM, SB 383 (Texas Senate, 89th Legislature)
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Witness list for the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee hearing of April 15, 2025, covering SB 383, SB 1012, SB 1181, SB 1705, SB 2075, SB 2221, SB 2586, SB 2864 and SB 2994. The Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Houston Pilots testified for SB 383, and GM Financial testified for SB 2221. Community association witnesses testified against SB 2586, and the Association of Electric Companies of Texas was among those for SB 2994.
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
SB 383
FOR:
Bennett, Brent Policy Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
Winegar, Clint Presiding Officer (Houston Pilots), Deer Park, TX
AGAINST:
Metzger, Luke Executive Director (Self; Environment Texas), Austin, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony)
(Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Boms, Matt (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA)), Austin, TX
Coleman, Justin (RWE Clean Energy), Austin, TX
Cortez, David (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX
Gavin, James (Self), Austin, TX
Mcclellan, Suzi (EDF Renewables), Austin, TX
Messer, Judd Vice President, Texas (Advanced Power Alliance), Austin, TX
Morehead, Tracy (Apex Clean Energy), Austin, TX
Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
Watson, Robert (Texas Impact), Austin, TX
ON:
Corona, Connie Exective Director (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
Harris, Therese Director of Infrastructure (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
ON:
Entsminger, Tom Policy Director, Texas Coast & Water Program (National Wildlife
Federation), Austin, TX
SB 1012
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Meraz, Gloria Director and Librarian (Texas State Library and Archives Commission),
Austin, TX
Niles, Rolland Deputy Executive Commissioner (Health and Human Services
Commission), Austin, TX
SB 1181
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Jennings, Doug General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
SB 1705
FOR:
Prater, Jeff Detective/Federal Task Force Officer (Self; Colleyville Police Department),
Colleyville, TX
ON:
Adams, Marcus Deputy General Counsel (Texas Department of Banking), Austin, TX
Bratcher, Lee President (Texas Blockchain Council), Richardson, TX
Colby, Adam Director of FCIC (FCIC), Tyler, TX
Lolli, Kevin (also providing written testimony) (CoinFlip), Chicago, IL
Ryan, Chris (also providing written testimony) (Self; Bitcoin Depot), Atlanta, GA
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Baddour, Ann (Texas Appleseed), Austin, TX
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX
Flippin, Ken Policy Consultant (Self; Texas Chapter US Green Building Council), Taylor,
TX
Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self), San Antonio, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Self; Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Earl, Andrea (AARP TX), Austin, TX
SB 2075
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
ON:
Burkhalter, Derek Deputy General Counsel (TDLR), Austin, TX
SB 2221
FOR:
Fowler, Ryan Corporate Counsel (GM Financial), Aledo, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Campbell, Byron (Alliance for Automotive Innovation), Dallas, TX
DeWitt, Cathy Southwest Regional Manager (General Motors), Austin, TX
Embrey, Celeste (Texas Bankers Association), Austin, TX
Mauro, Megan EVP & Chief of Staff (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
Montford, John T. (Self; General Motors), San Antonio, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
ON:
Eskew, David Staff Attorney (Texas Secretary of State), Austin, TX
SB 2586
AGAINST:
Cagle, Gregory (Self; Texas Legislative Action Committee - Community Associations
Institute), Austin, TX
McLaughlin, Michael (Self; Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA)), Austin,
TX
ON:
Parenteau, Julia Director of Public Policy (Texas Realtors), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
ON:
Lee, Abby General Counsel (Texas Real Estate Commission), Austin, TX
SB 2864
FOR:
Smith, Ty (Self; Roofing Contractors Association of Texas (RCAT)), El Paso, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Blake, Frances (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Borskey, Mark (GAF Energy), Austin, TX
Boyd Curtis, Jeanne (Roofing Contractors Association of Texas), Burleson, TX
Flippin, Kenneth Policy Consultant (Texas Chapter US Green Building Council), Taylor,
TX
Giese, Daniel State Affairs Director (Solar Energy Industries Association), Austin, TX
Mazur, Jeremy Director of Infrastructure & Natural Res. Policy (Texas 2036), Austin, TX
Ramon, Sarah Executive Director (RCAT), Fort Worth, TX
Tredway, CJ (Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas), Austin, TX
Weber, Bri (Texas Solar and Storage Association), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
SB 2994
FOR:
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
Cortez, Norma (Self; Texas Alliance for Retired Americans), Austin, TX
Oaks, Noah (South-central Partnership for Energy Efficiency as a Resource), Buda, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony)
(Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (also providing written testimony) (Public Citizen), Austin,
TX
ON:
Flippin, Kenneth Energy Policy Consultant (Self; US Green Building Council Texas
Chapter), Taylor, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
April 15, 2025 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Boms, Matt (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA)), Austin, TX
Cortez, David (Self; Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter), Austin, TX
Dyer, Richard Policy Analyst (Steering Committee of Cities Served by Oncor), Austin, TX
Dyer, Richard Policy Analyst (Texas Coalition for Affordable Power), Austin, TX
Gavin, James (Self), Austin, TX
Giese, Daniel State Affairs Director (Solar Energy Industries Association), Austin, TX
Placke, Veronique (Self; Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute), Austin, TX
Plua, Marlene (Self), Lago Vista, TX
Plua, Milton (Self), Lago Vista, TX
Ruggieri, Michael (Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)), Austin, TX
Sadler, Kelly Government Affairs (AEP Texas), Austin, TX
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Watson, Robert (Texas Impact), Austin, TX
Weber, Bri (Texas Solar and Storage Association), Austin, TX
ON:
Corona, Connie Exective Director (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
Harris, Therese Director of Infrastructure (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
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