Witness List: S/C on Workforce Committee, April 29, 2025

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A witness list for the S/C on Workforce Committee dated April 29, 2025, at 8:00 AM, covering HB 875, HB 1667, HB 2369, HB 3844, HB 4415, HB 4479, HB 4483, HB 4676, HB 5400 and HB 5545. For each bill it names witnesses for, against and on the measure and those registering but not testifying, with their organizations. The City of Brownwood testifies for HB 875, which the Texas AFL-CIO and the City of Houston oppose. Police and fire fighter associations appear for HB 1667, HB 2369 and HB 4676, while Texas Mutual Insurance Company is listed against HB 2369 and HB 5545. Walmart and the Texas Trucking Association register for HB 5545.

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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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