WITNESS LIST

            S/C on Workforce Committee

            April 29, 2025 - 8:00 AM

HB 875

                 For:

                                 Tipton, Ray (Self; City of Brownwood)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Morris, Joe (Brownwood Area Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Tredway, CJ (IEC of Texas)

                 Against:

                                 Disanza, Maggie (Self; TSEU)

                                 Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Sanders, Joshua (City of Houston)

                 On:

                                 Canaday, Nick (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)

HB 1667

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Busse, Christine (NAMI Texas)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Assoc of Fire Fighters)

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

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

                 On:

                                 Craddock, Allen (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)

HB 2369

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

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

                 Against:

                                 Stokes, Robert (TMLIRP)

                 On:

                                 Graves, Robert (Self; TAC RMP)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alvarado, Aidan (Self; Laredo Fire Fighters Association)

                                 Deshields, Glenn (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)

                                 Guajardo, Ernesto (Self; Mcallen firefighter association)

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Morris, Joe (Game Warden Peace Officers Association)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzales, Walter (American Propert Casualty Insurance Association)

                                 Islam, Nadia (City of San Antonio)

                                 McCord, Mia (Texas Chemistry Council)

                                 Serna, Ed (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)

                 On:

                                 Craddock, Allen (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)

HB 3844

                 For:

                                 Gourgey, Hannah (Self; Texas opportunity youth network)

                                 Owens, Labraia (Texas Network of Youth Services Texas Emerging Leaders Board)

                                 Quintanilla, Bert (Self; Corpus Christi United Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Vlach, Ann (Education to Employment Partners)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Chavez, Courtney (Self; Lone Star Justice Alliance)

                                 Harris, Ashley (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Henning, Lori (Texas Association of Goodwills)

                                 Malone, Nicole (National Association of Social Workers- Texas Chapter)

                                 Rose, Lauren (Texas Network of Youth Services)

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                                 Skrobarczyk, Ryan (City of Corpus Christi)

                                 Sparks, Andrea (Buckner International)

                 On:

                                 York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)

HB 4415

                 For:

                                 Kaplan, Austin (Self; Texas employment lawyers association)

                                 Schmidt, Robert (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Asso)

                                 Shergold, John (Self)

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Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

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

HB 4479

                 For:

                                 Groves, Lance (Self)

                                 Parker, Tom (Olney Economic Development Corporation)

                                 Williams, Brittany (Collegiate Edu-Nation)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Atkins, Grace (Texas 2036)

                                 Borskey, Mark (Association of Equipment Manufacturers)

                                 Fuller, Drew (Texas Farm Bureau)

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

                                 Sabo, Jason (Children at Risk)

                 On:

                                 York, Mary (Texas Workforce Commission)

HB 4483

                 For:

                                 Howard, Jay (Self; Service Insurance Companies)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Betts, Albert (Insurance Council of Texas)

                                 Gonzales, Walter (American Propert Casualty Insurance Association)

                 On:

                                 Elliott, Nicole (Texas Department of Insurance)

HB 4676

                 For:

                                 Jones, Chris (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT))

                 Against:

                                 English, Phillip (Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Kershaw, James (Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39)

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                 For:

                                 Landry, Mitch (Texas Municipal Police Association)

                                 Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)

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

                 On:

                                 McAdams, Daniel (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Voegele, Christopher (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)

HB 5400

                 For:

                                 Blair, Erin (Self)

                                 Cole, Kyla (Self)

                                 Kaplan, Austin (Self; Texas employment lawyers association)

                                 Schmidt, Robert (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Asso)

                                 Williams, Holly (Self; Texas Employment Lawyers Association)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

HB 5545

                 For:

                                 Minick, Bill (Self; Association for Responsible Alternatives to Workers Compensation)

                                 Whitehurst, David (Owner/Operator Services Inc.)

Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Esparza, John (Self; Texas Trucking Association)

                                 McCord, John (Texas Retailers Association)

                                 Parkinson, Thomas (Self)

                                 Shannon, Fred (Walmart)

                 Against:

                                 Disanza, Maggie (Self; TSEU)

                                 Gonzalez, Ana (Texas AFL-CIO)

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

                                 Serna, Ed (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)

                 On:

                                 Canaday, Nick (TDI, Division of Workers’ Compensation)

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