Witness List: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, May 7, 2025

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A witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee dated May 7, 2025, at 8:00 AM, covering HB 1087, HB 2504, HB 4113, HB 5144, HB 5146, HB 5377, HB 5543, HR 868, SB 140, SB 264, SB 1244, SB 1343 and SB 2121. Texas Community Association Advocates opposes HB 1087 and HB 2504, which Texas Realtors registers to support. The Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations testifies for HB 5144 and Veterans Guardian against it, with the Texas Veterans Commission listed on it. The Texas Blockchain Council registers for SB 1244, and the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Texas Appleseed and the Texas Council on Family Violence testify for SB 1343.

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WITNESS
LIST

Trade, Workforce &
Economic Development Committee

May 7, 2025 - 8:00 AM

HB 1087

For:

Zawitkowski,
Ernestinr (Self)

Against:

Brown,
Clint (Texas legislative action committee)

Stewart,
Kim (Self; Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Juergens,
Seth (Texas Realtors)

HB 2504

Against:

Brown,
Clint (Texas legislative action committee)

Stewart,
Kim (Self; Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Blake,
Frances (Texas Association of Builders)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Juergens,
Seth (Texas Realtors)

HB 4113

For:

Amrani,
Ali (Self)

On:

Miller,
Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

De
La Garza, Andrea (Self)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Palacio,
Desirae (Self)

HB 5144

For:

Brennan,
Jim (Texas Coalition of Veterans Organizations)

Fuller,
Mitch (Self; VFW Dept of Texas)

Weissman,
Adam (Self)

Against:

Blomstrom,
John (Veterans Guardian)

O’Rourke,
Peter (National Association for Veteran Rights)

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WITNESS
LIST

On:

Castillo,
Sal (Texas Veterans Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Brannan,
Ryan (Austin Police Association)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Hunt,
Ray (Self; Houston Police Officers’ Union)

Mckinny,
John (Self; American Ledgion Texas)

Morris,
Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

Patterson,
T. J. (City of Fort Worth)

Rubin,
Scott (Texas Police Chiefs Association)

Stallman,
Bo (Self; Sheriffs’ Association of Texas)

Szimanski,
Jennifer (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

Wilkerson,
John (Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA))

Against:

Marquez,
Brandy (Veteran Benefits Guide)

HB 5146

For:

Chandler,
Alex (Self; AVANCE)

Holguin,
Eric (Self; UnidosUS)

Jaime,
Maggie (AVANCE Austin)

On:

Miller,
Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Feinstein,
Jonathan (EdTrust in Texas)

Grever,
Maya (Harris County Commissioners Court)

Henning,
Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

Latham
Sikes, Chloe (IDRA (Intercultural Development Research Association))

Stewart,
Susan (Self)

HB 5377

For:

Fowler,
Ryan (GM Financial)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

DeWitt,
Cathy (General Motors)

Fowler,
Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

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WITNESS
LIST

On:

Eskew,
David (Texas Secretary of State)

HB 5543

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Parsley,
Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

HR 868

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Parkinson,
Thomas (Self)

SB 140

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Mace,
Stephanie (AARP Texas)

Parkinson,
Thomas (Self)

SB 264

For:

Loonam,
Timothy (Texas Cotton Ginners’ Trust)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Betts,
Albert (Insurance Council of Texas)

Green,
Kelley (Self; Texas Cotton Ginners Association)

On:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Walker,
Jamie (Texas Department of Insurance)

SB 1244

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Goostree,
Jessi (Texas Blockchain Council)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

On:

Clayton,
Bryant (Comptroller of Public Accounts)

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WITNESS
LIST

SB 1343

For:

Dunmoyer,
David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Gordley,
Briana (Texas Appleseed)

Grimmer,
Barbra (Texas Council on Family Violence)

On:

Eskew,
David (Texas Secretary of State)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Stewart,
Susan (Self)

Troxclair,
Caleb (Texas.net)

SB 2121

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Dunmoyer,
David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Gordley,
Briana (Texas Appleseed)

Stewart,
Susan (Self)

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