Witness List, Business & Commerce Committee, May 22, 2025 8:00 AM, HB 705 (Texas Senate, 89th Legislature)
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Witness list for the Texas Senate Business & Commerce Committee hearing of May 22, 2025, covering HB 705, HB 3069, HB 3112, HB 3388, HB 3516, HB 5196 and HCR 102. The Council of State Governments testified for HB 705 and the Texas Transmission Project for HB 3069. The Nuclear Energy Institute and the Texas Nuclear Alliance were among the witnesses for HCR 102.
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
May 22, 2025 8:00 AM
HB 705
FOR:
Buckhout, Keith Policy Analyst (The Council of State Governments), Lexington, KY
Logan, Gordon Chairman Sport Clips Haircuts (Self; Future of Beauty Industry Coalition),
Georgetown, TX
Roste, Leslie (also providing written testimony) (Self; FBIC (Future of the Beauty
Industry Coalition)), Prairie Village, KS
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Noble, Shannon Government Affairs Counsel (Cosmetology Instructors in Public Schools),
Austin, TX
Noble, Shannon Government Affairs Counsel (Texas Industrial Vocational Association),
Austin, TX
ON:
Melder, Charlotte Director of Compliance (TDLR), Austin, TX
HB 3069
FOR:
Lucio, Eddie (also providing written testimony) (Texas Transmission Project), Austin, TX
Reed, Cyrus Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter (also providing written testimony) (Lone Star
Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
ON:
Coleman, Katie (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Boms, Matthew (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance), Austin, TX
Bonham, Jeff VP Texas State Relations (CenterPoint Energy), Austin, TX
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Energy Buyers Alliance), Austin, TX
Simmons, Carrie (Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation), Austin, TX
ON:
Harris, Therese Director of Infrastructure (Public Utility Commission of Texas), Austin, TX
Rickerson, Woody (Self; ERCOT), Austin, TX
HB 3112
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Floerke, Sarah (Lower Colorado River Authority), Austin, TX
Kay, Cicely Intergovernmental Relations (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin,
TX
Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
Patterson, T. J. (City of Fort Worth), Fort Worth, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
May 22, 2025 8:00 AM
Sanders, Joshua Chief of Intergovernmental Affairs (City of Houston), Houston, TX
Wassdorf, Petrus (City of Lubbock), Austin, TX
Wynn, Monty (Texas Municipal League), Austin, TX
HB 3388
FOR:
Cohen, Seth General Counsel (The Baldwin Group), Tampa, FL
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
ON:
Baker, Marianne (Texas Department of Insurance), Austin, TX
HB 3516
Registering, but not testifying:
AGAINST:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
ON:
Lewis, Dana Chief ALJ, Director of the Hearings Division (Railroad Commission), Austin,
TX
HB 5196
FOR:
Berkman, Blade (also providing written testimony) (Self), Austin, TX
Bishop, Ann Executive Director (Self; TPEA), Austin, TX
Norris, Chase Planner (also providing written testimony) (Self; TSEU), San Marcos, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
Posson, Amanda Senior Policy Analyst (Every Texan), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Beck, Sarah (Self), Austin, TX
Carranza, Susana Dr. (Self), Austin, TX
HCR 102
FOR:
Arnett, Benton (Nuclear Energy Institute), Washington, DC
Clay, Reed (Texas Nuclear Alliance), Austin, TX
Dalton, Liz (Self), Austin, TX
Kelley, Casey (Constellation Energy), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Alexander, Laura (Greater Houston Partnership), Houston, TX
Ali, Zanir (CPS Energy), San Antonio, TX
Bell, Mark (Association of Electric Companies of Texas), Austin, TX
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WITNESS LIST
Business & Commerce
May 22, 2025 8:00 AM
Blocker, Trey (Self; Fuse Energy), Austin, TX
Christian, Brian Policy Specialist (Advocates for Responsible Disposal in Texas), Austin,
TX
Creel, Matt (Opportunity Austin), Austin, TX
Harvey, Julia (Texas Electric Cooperatives), Austin, TX
Hutchinson, Scott VP Public Affairs (Entergy Texas), Austin, TX
Kilroy, Taylor Executive Director (Texas Public Power Association), Austin, TX
Pitts, Jr, John (Texas Energy Buyers Alliance), Austin, TX
Roach, Blake Associate Legislative Director (Texas Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
Troxclair, Caleb (REPLOY Power), Austin, TX
Weiseman, Ryan (Powering Texans), Austin, TX
Withrow, Damon Director Regional Government Affairs (Xcel Energy), Austin, TX
Zachary, Mance Sr. Director of Government Affairs (Vistra Corporation), Irving, TX
AGAINST:
Deline, Steven (Self), Austin, TX
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