Witness List: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, April 15, 2025

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A witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee dated April 15, 2025, at 10:30 AM or upon final adjourn./recess, covering HB 2963, HB 3005, HB 3287 through HB 3290, HB 3344, HB 3712, HB 3862, HB 3874, HB 4196, HB 4308, HB 4901 and HB 4984. TexPIRG and Environment Texas testify for HB 2963, which The Consumer Healthcare Products Association opposes. Texas BOMA and the Houston Real Estate Council testify against HB 3287 through HB 3290. The Roofing Contractors Association of Texas supports HB 3344 and the Texas Independent Roofing Contractors Association opposes it. The Digital Childhood Alliance testifies for HB 4901, while NetChoice, Chamber of Progress and TechNet testify against it.

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WITNESS
LIST

Trade, Workforce &
Economic Development Committee

April 15, 2025 - 10:30
AM or upon final adjourn./recess or bill referral if permission granted

HB 2963

For:

Bross,
Chris (Other world computing)

Gee,
Greyson (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Kelly,
Bill (TexPIRG)

Metzger,
Luke (Self; Environment Texas)

Pizarro,
Donna (Service express the right to repair org)

On:

Meroney,
Mike (Safelite Autoglass)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Aalderts,
Suzanne (Self; Innovei Technologies)

Burdett,
Jeff (NFIB)

Castilla,
Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

Franklin,
Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)

Glass,
Tom (Self)

Hall,
Terri (Self; Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways, We the People -Liberty
in

Action,
Grassroots America - We the People)

Haynes,
Jamie (Self; Texans Wake Up)

Long,
Matt (Self)

McCarty,
Julie (Self; True Texas Project)

Rhodes,
Fran (Self; True texas project)

Rogers,
David (Self; True Texas Project)

Treat,
Brita (Self)

Against:

Guitierrez,
Carlos (The Consumer Healthcare Products Association)

HB 3005

For:

Beckman,
Blaine (San Antonio AGC)

Brannen,
Jeffrey (AGC- Texas Building Branch)

Cook,
Stephanie (AGC Austin)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Snowden,
Tara (Zachry Corporation)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

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WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Harrell,
Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

HB 3287

For:

Payne,
Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

Against:

Elliott,
Bradley (Texas BOMA)

Rentz,
John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)

On:

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Lambert,
Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Rodriguez,
Marc (PHCC)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Tredway,
CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

Wilshusen,
Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

Against:

Short,
Jim (Houston real estate council)

On:

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

HB 3288

For:

Lambert,
Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

Against:

Elliott,
Bradley (Texas BOMA)

Rentz,
John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)

On:

Harrell,
Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Payne,
Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

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WITNESS
LIST

For:

Pollock,
Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)

Rodriguez,
Marc (PHCC)

Tredway,
CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

Wilshusen,
Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

Against:

Short,
Jim (Houston real estate council)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Van
Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)

On:

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

HB 3289

For:

Lambert,
Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

Against:

Elliott,
Bradley (Texas BOMA)

Rentz,
John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)

On:

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Payne,
Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

Pollock,
Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)

Rodriguez,
Marc (PHCC)

Tredway,
CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

Wilshusen,
Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

Against:

Short,
Jim (Houston real estate council)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Van
Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)

On:

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

HB 3290

For:

Heldenfels,
Fred (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))

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WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Elliott,
Bradley (Texas BOMA)

Rentz,
John (Self; Houston Real Estate Council)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Lambert,
Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Payne,
Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

Pollock,
Ryan (Self; Texas State Association of Electrical Workers)

Rodriguez,
Marc (PHCC)

Tredway,
CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

Wilshusen,
Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

Against:

Short,
Jim (Houston real estate council)

HB 3344

For:

Boyd
Curtis, Jeanne (Self; Roofing Contractors Association of Texas)

Ramon,
Sarah (RCAT)

Tisdale,
Ward (National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

Against:

Crutcher,
Christopher (Self; Outback Roofing)

Isett,
Carl (Self; Texas Independent Roofing Contractors Association)

Moran,
Patrick (Self; Austin Roofing Cntrators)

Pearson,
Stacy (Self)

Simon,
Daniel (Self)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Burklund,
Adam (Texas Association of Mutual Insurance Companies)

Floyd,
Beaman (Texas Coalition for Affordable Insurance Solutions)

Hill,
Jarrett (Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Companies)

Johnston,
Heather (Parsons Roofing)

Lambert,
Claire (Powell Law Group)

Luparello,
Marti (Germania Farm Mutual Insurance Association)

Parsley,
Lee (Texans for Lawsuit Reform)

Posey,
Jake (Texas Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (TAPIA))

Schnautz,
Jon (Insurance Council of Texas)

Scott,
Robert (Self; Powell Law group)

Smith,
Ty (Self; RCAT)

4

WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Fuentes,
Frank (US Hispanic Contractors Association)

Schroeder,
David (Self)

On:

Arbour,
Courtney (TDLR)

HB 3712

For:

Cariveau,
Jay (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))

Heldenfels,
Fred (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association (PCMA))

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Lechner,
Chris (Self; Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Tredway,
CJ (Indepemdent Electrical Contractors of Texas)

Against:

Harrell,
Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

HB 3862

For:

Carter,
Meridith (Self; Champions for Childhood)

Fredrickson,
Rebecca (Self; Cnampions for Childhood)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Gray,
Brady (Self; Texas Family Project)

Lopez,
Kaden (Self; Texas Family Project)

Waldock,
Brianna (TexProtects)

HB 3874

For:

Lambert,
Chris (Self; Central Texas Subcontractors Association)

Wilshusen,
Fred (Self; Texas Construction Association)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Leggett,
Adam (Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))

Payne,
Dale (Self; Prism Electric, Inc)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

5

WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Aragonez,
Alexa (City of Houston)

Harrell,
Logan (Texas Chemistry Council)

Islam,
Nadia (City of San Antonio)

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Pomeroy,
Cory (TXOGA)

Susac,
Jeremy (Lennar Homes)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Van
Arsdale, Corbin (AGC-Texas Building Branch)

HB 4196

For:

Chapa
Cantu, Yadir (Schneider Electric)

On:

York,
Mary (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Boms,
Matthew (Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance)

Brooks,
Jeri (Daikin Comfort Technologies North America)

Chenelle,
Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)

Franklin,
Shelia (Self; TRUE TEXAS PROJECT)

Jackson,
Wroe (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Nathan,
Robert (Schneider Electric)

Van
de Putte, Leticia (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

HB 4308

For:

Meyers,
W. A. "Andy" (Self; Fort Bend County)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Cardwell,
Margo (Wise Energy Resources, Ltd.)

Haynes,
Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

Khambe,
Nikita (Self; Constituent Relations Manager for Fort Bend County Pct. 3)

Short,
Jim (Fort Bend County Texas)

HB 4901

For:

Dunmoyer,
David (Texas Public Policy Foundation)

Fitzpatrick,
Castanita (Nation Center on Sexual Explotation (NCOSE))

Read,
John (Digital Childhood Alliance)

Siberry,
Vikram (Self; Texas Medical Association and Texas Pediatric Society)

Against:

Furler,
Elizabeth (Self)

Hill,
Justin (NetChoice)

6

WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Loesel,
Turner (James Madison Institute)

Londono,
Juan (Taxpayers Protection Alliance)

Marshall,
Kouri (Chamber of Progress)

Reed,
Morgan (ACT | The App Association)

Soto,
Renzo (TechNet)

Tamny,
John (Parkview Institute)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Bowman,
Meredith (Self)

Carra,
Missie (Self)

Castilla,
Cindi (Self; Texas Eagle Forum)

Glass,
Tom (Self)

Haynes,
Jamie (Self; Texans Wake Up)

McCarty,
Julie (Self; True Texas Project)

Poteet,
Jean (Not on Our Watch TX)

Rhodes,
Fran (Self; True texas project)

Rogers,
David (Self; True Texas Project)

Travis,
Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

Treat,
Brita (Self)

Vogel,
Peter (Self; Wellbeyond.com)

Waldock,
Brianna (TexProtects)

Against:

Botkin,
Shelly (Texas Broadband Association)

Cardwell,
Margo (Texas Civil Justice League)

Rodriguez,
Jennifer (Apple, Inc.)

Vogel,
Peter (Self; Wellbeyond.com)

HB 4984

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Cuevas,
Jo Cassandra (Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund)

Fagan,
Jennifer (Texas Construction Association)

Hale,
J.D. (Texas Association of Builders)

Norman,
Jr., M. Scott (Texas Association of Builders)

Woomer,
Eric (Texas Crane Owners Association; Precast Concrete Manufacturers
Association

of
Texas)

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