Witness List: Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, April 23, 2025

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A witness list for the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee dated April 23, 2025, at 8:00 AM, covering HB 2226, HB 2343, HB 2760, HB 3621, HB 4079, HB 4204, HB 4518, HB 4531, HB 4850, HB 4903, HB 4996 and HB 5122. TicketNetwork, TicketCity and Vivid Seats testify for HB 3621, while the AT&T Performing Arts Center testifies against it and the Dallas Mavericks, the National Football League and the Houston Rockets register against it. The Texas Civil Justice League and Heritage Action for America testify for HB 4079, which Institutional Shareholder Services opposes. Cowrie and Ephemera testify for HB 4518, with Coinbase, Crypto.com and the Blockchain Association registering in support.

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WITNESS
LIST

Trade, Workforce &
Economic Development Committee

April 23, 2025 - 8:00
AM

HB 2226

For:

Erwin,
William (Andrews Myers, PC and ABC)

Tahuahua,
Geoffrey (Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Snowden,
Tara (Zachry Corporation)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

HB 2343

For:

Beasley,
Glenda (Sead consulting)

Londrie,
Chris (Self; Texas Shrimp Association)

Against:

Streufert,
Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Kimball,
Kyle (Self; Port Arthur Area Shrimper’s Association)

Kimball,
Tricia (Self; Port Arthur Area Shrimper’s Association. Vice President)

On:

Stifflemire,
Sofia (Department of State Health Services)

HB 2760

On:

Daniel,
Bryan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

On:

Robinson,
Steven (Office of the Attorney General)

HB 3621

For:

Anderson,
Zach (Self; Texas Ticket Sellers Association)

Morris,
Bruce (TicketNetwork)

Rackley,
Caroline (TicketCity)

Smith,
Katy (Self; Vivid Seats)

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WITNESS
LIST

Against:

Cabaniss,
Edwin (Self; Music Venue Alliance ~ Texas)

Heinbaugh,
Chris (Self; AT&T Performing Arts Center)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

McCarty,
Austin (StubHub)

Rhoden,
Corey (Self)

Shannon,
Fred (Vivid Seats)

Against:

Bloom,
JR (Dallas Mavericks)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Howard,
Jay (National Football League)

Howard,
Jay (Texas Rangers Baseball Club)

Howard,
Jay (Houston Texans)

Jones,
Neal t (Major league baseball)

Miller,
Robert (Houston Rockets)

Vane,
Mark (HB Strategies)

HB 4079

For:

Cardwell,
Margo (Texas Civil Justice League)

Du
Mee, Matthew (Heritage Action for America)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Bush,
Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers)

Isaac,
Jason (Self; American Energy Institute)

Rusing,
Shannon (Texas Oil and Gas Association)

Vogt,
Molly (Self; American energy works)

Against:

Clay,
Reed (Institutional Shareholder Services)

Collier,
Andrew (Freedom to Invest)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

HB 4204

For:

Day,
Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)

Green,
Kathy (AARP Texas)

On:

Watson,
Regina (Self; Texas Community Association Advocates (TCAA))

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Fowler,
Meredyth (Texas Mortgage Bankers Association)

2

WITNESS
LIST

For:

Juergens,
Seth (Texas REALTORS)

Sanders,
Joshua (City of Houston)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

HB 4518

For:

Kerr,
David (Cowrie)

Mac,
Shane (Ephemera)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Abel,
Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)

Bratchee,
Lee (Texas Blockchain Council)

Goostree,
Jessi (Texas Blockchain Council)

Graddy,
Stephen (Self)

Grieve,
Alex (Paradigm)

Gunn,
Ashley (Coinbase)

Hertlein,
Seth (Ledger)

Hughes,
Bill (Consensys)

Jennings,
Miles (A16z crypto)

Jeong,
Pil (Self)

Moore,
Pasha (Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas)

Olabayo,
Victor (Self)

Page,
Allie (Blockchain Association)

Shah,
Kinjal (Blockchain Capital)

Wales,
Justin (Crypto.com)

Xethalis,
Greg (Multicoin Capital)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

HB 4531

For:

Day,
Aaron (Texas Land Title Association)

Green,
Kathy (AARP Texas)

Warren,
John (County and District Clerks Asst)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Blake,
Frances (Texas Association of Builders)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Grace,
Jim (The National Rental Home Council)

Sanders,
Joshua (City of Houston)

Taliaferro,
Aaron (Tarrant County Administrator's Office)

3

WITNESS
LIST

HB 4850

On:

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

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Abel,
Matt (Texas Economic Development Council)

Perdichizzi,
Gabriela (Texas Association of Business)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

On:

Zrubek,
Terry (Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Office)

HB 4903

For:

Anderson,
Geren (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)

Bonhard,
Eric (Self; Goddard School)

Kaminski,
Tim (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Association)

Miller,
Charles (Texas 2036)

Streufert,
Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

On:

Miller,
Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Blanca,
Blanca (Wonderschool)

Castro
Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)

Chenelle,
Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Franco,
Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)

Haynes,
Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

Isett,
Carl (Self; Texas Licensed Child Care Assn)

Kay,
Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)

Posson,
Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

Reagan,
Karen (Texas Association of Staffing)

Shannon,
Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

Wood,
Justin (Self; Care.com)

Yanas,
Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

HB 4996

On:

Choate,
Jack (The Special Prosecution Unit)

4

WITNESS
LIST

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Flatt,
Bryan (TMPA)

Hawthorne,
Brian (Self; Sheriffs Association of Texas)

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

Kivela,
Anthony (Self; HOUSTON POLICE RETIRED OFFICERS ASSOC)

Ortiz,
Carlos (San Antonio Police Officers Association)

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

Williams,
M Paige (Dalkas Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot)

Against:

Deline,
Steven (Self)

On:

Greger,
Stephanie (Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

HB 5122

For:

Streufert,
Kelsey (Texas Restaurant Association)

On:

Miller,
Reagan (The Texas Workforce Commission)

Registering,
but not testifying:

For:

Blanca,
Blanca (Wonderschool)

Castro
Garcia, Josie (Dallas County)

Chenelle,
Rebekah (Dallas Regional Chamber)

Deline,
Steven (Self)

Franco,
Santiago (Harris County Commissioners Court)

Freeland,
Brooke (Early Matters Greater Austin)

Harris,
Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

Haynes,
Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)

Henning,
Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

Kay,
Cicely (Travis County Commissioners Court)

Posson,
Amanda (Self; Every Texan (formerly CPPP))

Reagan,
Karen (Texas Association of Staffing)

Sabo,
Jason (Children at Risk)

Shannon,
Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)

Uptain,
Wendy (Early Matters Texas)

Wood,
Justin (Self; Care.com)

Yanas,
Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)

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