Witness List: International Relations & Economic Development Committee, April 18, 2023

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A witness list for the International Relations & Economic Development Committee dated April 18, 2023, at 8:00 AM, covering HB 1723, HB 2302, HB 2975, HB 3771, HB 4309, HB 4734 and HB 4749. NFIB testifies for HB 1723, with the Department of Information Resources listed on it, and the Texas Network of Youth Services and CHILDREN AT RISK testify for HB 2302. The Texas Workforce Commission is listed on HB 2302, HB 2975 and HB 3771. For HB 4734, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Environment Texas and Kiewit Energy Group testify in support, and Invenergy, Public Citizen and the Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club register in support.

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WITNESS
LIST

International Relations & Economic
Development Committee

April 18, 2023 - 8:00 AM

HB 1723

For:

Contreras, Eduardo
(Self; ALCON DTS)

Douglas,
Sarah (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))

On:

Sauerhoff,
Anthony (Department of Information Resources)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Garcia,
Buddy (Tanium)

Streufert,
Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

HB 2302

For:

Galasso,
Fedora (Texas Network of Youth Services)

Kimball, Mandi (Self;
CHILDREN AT RISK)

On:

Arbour,
Courtney (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Carter,
Jennifer (Goodwill Central Texas)

Crockett,
Sarah (Texas CASA)

Guy,
Linda (Self)

Harris, Ashley
(United Ways of Texas)

Henning,
Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

Judice,
Kerrie (TexProtects)

Meroney, Mike (Texas
Association of Manufacturers (TAM))

Murphy,
Kate (Texans Care for Children)

Sparks,
Andrea (Buckner International)

Wheeler,
Julie (Travis County Commissioners Court)

HB 2975

For:

Streufert,
Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

On:

York, Mary (Texas
Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Harris, Ashley
(United Ways of Texas)

Spilman,
Annie (NFIB)

Stewart,
Susan (Self)

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WITNESS
LIST

For:

Yanas, Christine
(Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

HB 3771

For:

Kuras, Kathy (Greater
Austin YMCA/ Texas State Alliance of YMCAs)

On:

Miller,
Reagan (Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Benestante,
Jacquie (Autism Society of Texas)

Carter,
Jennifer (Goodwill Central Texas)

Cates,
Andrew (Texas Association for the Education of Young Children)

Goforth, Patricia
(Self)

Guy,
Linda (Self)

Hall,
Leslie (Self)

Harris, Ashley
(United Ways of Texas)

Morris,
Ren (Self)

Morris,
Tory (Self)

Norris,
Robert (Self)

Person, Maria (Self)

Petrakis,
Rory (Self)

Stewart,
Susan (Self)

Van
Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

Yanas, Christine
(Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

HB 4309

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Goforth,
Patricia (Self)

Guy,
Linda (Self)

Hall,
Leslie (Self)

Morris, Ren (Self)

Morris,
Tory (Self)

Norris,
Robert (Self)

Person,
Maria (Self)

Petrakis, Rory (Self)

Van
Maanen, Cynthia (Self; Travis County Democratic Party)

HB 4734

For:

Bartscherer,
Zachary (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

Chea,
Maria (Self; Wood Group)

Metzger,
Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

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WITNESS
LIST

For:

Sellers, Matt (Kiewit
Energy Group)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Boms, Matt (Texas
Advanced Energy Business Alliance)

Hughes,
Lisa (RWE Clean Energy, LLC)

Kruger,
Thalia (Principle Power)

Messer,
Judd (Advanced Power Alliance)

Patterson, Jerry
(Self)

Ratliff,
Shannon (Invenergy)

Reed,
Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)

Shelley,
Adrian (Public Citizen)

Spilman, Annie (NFIB)

Wilbanks,
Chad (Pew Trusts)

HB 4749

For:

Martinez,
Desi (Self)

Registering,
but not testifying:

Against:

Schwab, Carlton
(Self; Texas economic development council)

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