Witness List: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, April 2, 2025

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A witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee dated April 2, 2025, at 8:00 AM, covering HB 112, HB 199, HB 621, HB 1349, HB 2214, HB 3466, HB 3698, HB 3699 and HCR 9. The Texas Association of Business and Samsung testify for HB 112, which Texas Instruments, Applied Materials and TechNet register to support. FGA Action testifies for HB 199, while the Texas AFL-CIO and Every Texan are listed against it. Asurion testifies for HB 3466, Texas Appleseed and AARP Texas oppose it, and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is listed on it, as the Texas Workforce Commission is on HB 3698 and HB 3699.

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WITNESS
LIST

Trade, Workforce &
Economic Development Committee

April 2, 2025 - 8:00 AM

HB 112

For:

Hamer,
Glenn (Texas Association of Business)

Pate,
Dana (Samsung)

On:

Cruz,
Adriana (Texas Economic Development & Tourism, Office of the Governor)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Abel,
Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)

Broadwell,
Ainsleigh (Texas Instruments)

Bush,
Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Kroll,
John (Self; HMWK, LLC)

Lee,
Christopher (North Texas Commission)

Lobsinger
Bush, Danielle (Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute)

McConkey,
Ashley (Texas Instruments)

Schmitt,
Stacy (Self; Opportunity Austin)

Shannon,
Fred (Applied Materials)

Soto,
Renzo (TechNet)

Sparks,
Clifford (City of Dallas)

HB 199

For:

Sikma,
Brian (FGA Action)

Against:

Amps,
Emily (Texas AFL-CIO)

Posson,
Amanda (Every Texan)

On:

Holen,
Eric (The Texas Workforce Commission)

HB 621

On:

Higgins,
William (Self; Texas Legislative Action Committee - Community Association

Institute)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Juergens,
Seth (Texas realtors)

Matz,
Laura (Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

HB 1349

For:

Higgins,
William (Self; Texas Legislative Action Committee - Community Association

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WITNESS
LIST

For:

Institute)

Parenteau,
Julia (Texas realtors)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Campbell,
Byron (Associa)

Matz,
Laura (Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

HB 2214

For:

Juergens,
Seth (Texas realtors)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Pate,
Gardner (Texas Apartment Association)

Sanders,
Joshua (City of Houston)

HB 3466

For:

Spears,
Olivia (Asurion)

Against:

Baddour,
Ann (Texas Appleseed)

Mace,
Stephanie (AARP Texas)

On:

Leary,
Steven (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Foster,
Matt (AT&T)

Vane,
Mark (Service Contract Industry Council)

HB 3698

On:

York,
Mary (The Texas Workforce Commission)

HB 3699

On:

Ross,
Chuck (The Texas Workforce Commission)

HCR 9

For:

Mandola,
Phyllis (Self)

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WITNESS
LIST

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Abel,
Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)

Hamer,
Glenn (Texas Association of Business)

Montgomery,
Rebecca (Parker County Chamber of Commerce)

Montgomery,
Rebecca (North Texas Commission)

Montgomery,
Rebecca (Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber of Commerce)

Montgomery,
Rebecca (Greater Arlington Chamber of Commerce)

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