WITNESS LIST SB 21 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce February 18, 2025 - 9:30 AM FOR: Bratcher, Lee President (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Richardson, TX DiMarco, Robert CEO (Self; Novarra BBX, LLC), Lewisville, TX Knight, Sam (Self) , Argyle, TX Rochard, Pierre (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX Whiting, Zach Policy Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX AGAINST: Burns, Blake (Self; Intrana), Canton, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony) (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Welty, Court (Self; Intrana), Canton, TX ON: Hegar, Glenn Comptroller of Public Accounts (Texas Comptroller), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Barrios, Jon (Self) , Austin, TX Blackmore, Joseph (Self) , McKinney, TX Blough, Lucas (Self) , Austin, TX Cardenas, Benny (Self) , San Antonio, TX Cave, Taylor CPA (Self; Weaver&TBC), Austin, TX Chaturvedi, Sahil (Self) , Austin, TX Coffee, Ben (Self) , Dallas, TX Crumpton, Samuel (Self) , Austin, TX Foltz, Dennis (Self) , Spring, TX Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement), McDade, TX Goostree, Jessi COO (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Dallas, TX Hallford, Ryan (Self) , North Richland Hills, TX Hatten, Austin (Self; Dallas Bitcoin and Account Grower), Princeton, TX Hernandez, Maria (Self) , San Antonio, TX Honzik, Tom (Self) , Austin, TX Houchin, Makenzie (Self) , Princeton, TX Hough, Lisa (Self) , Houston, TX Krage, Johnathan (Self) , San Antonio, TX Lariviere, Simon (Self) , San Marcos, TX Lesser, Jack (Self) , Austin, TX Martin, Teresa (Self) , Mabank, TX Martinez, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX Mckirahan, Marc (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Salado, TX Mills, Eric Bitcoin Maximalist (Self) , Lewisville, TX Montgomery, John (Self) , Austin, TX Olsavsky, John (Self) , Spring, TX ONeil, Denis (Self) , Cedar Hill, TX Patel, Dipesh (Self) , Murphy, TX Ramirez, William (Self) , Poteet, TX Rogers, Chelsea (Self; Voss Alan), Mckinney, TX Rogers, Jerry (Self; Voss Alan), Mckinney, TX Rosario, Anthony Bitcoin Endowment Officer (Self; University of Austin (UATX)), Austin, TX Salinas, Gabriel CEO (Self) , San Antonio, TX Schiltz, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX Shepherd, Antonio (Self) , The Colony, TX Shultz, Alexander (Self) , Austin, TX Song, Sung-Chul (Self) , Lewisville, TX Thomas, Christopher (Self) , Longview, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 21
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
February 18, 2025 - 9:30 AM
FOR:
Bratcher, Lee President (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Richardson, TX
DiMarco, Robert CEO (Self; Novarra BBX, LLC), Lewisville, TX
Knight, Sam (Self) , Argyle, TX
Rochard, Pierre (also providing written testimony) (Self) , Austin, TX
Whiting, Zach Policy Director (Texas Public Policy Foundation), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Burns, Blake (Self; Intrana), Canton, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (also providing written testimony)
(Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX
Welty, Court (Self; Intrana), Canton, TX
ON:
Hegar, Glenn Comptroller of Public Accounts (Texas Comptroller), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Barrios, Jon (Self) , Austin, TX
Blackmore, Joseph (Self) , McKinney, TX
Blough, Lucas (Self) , Austin, TX
Cardenas, Benny (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Cave, Taylor CPA (Self; Weaver&TBC), Austin, TX
Chaturvedi, Sahil (Self) , Austin, TX
Coffee, Ben (Self) , Dallas, TX
Crumpton, Samuel (Self) , Austin, TX
Foltz, Dennis (Self) , Spring, TX
Glass, Tom (Self; Texas Constitutional Enforcement), McDade, TX
Goostree, Jessi COO (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Dallas, TX
Hallford, Ryan (Self) , North Richland Hills, TX
Hatten, Austin (Self; Dallas Bitcoin and Account Grower), Princeton, TX
Hernandez, Maria (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Honzik, Tom (Self) , Austin, TX
Houchin, Makenzie (Self) , Princeton, TX
Hough, Lisa (Self) , Houston, TX
Krage, Johnathan (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Lariviere, Simon (Self) , San Marcos, TX
Lesser, Jack (Self) , Austin, TX
Martin, Teresa (Self) , Mabank, TX
Martinez, Alex (Self) , Austin, TX
Mckirahan, Marc (Self; Texas Blockchain Council), Salado, TX
Mills, Eric Bitcoin Maximalist (Self) , Lewisville, TX
Montgomery, John (Self) , Austin, TX
Olsavsky, John (Self) , Spring, TX
ONeil, Denis (Self) , Cedar Hill, TX
Patel, Dipesh (Self) , Murphy, TX
Ramirez, William (Self) , Poteet, TX
Rogers, Chelsea (Self; Voss Alan), Mckinney, TX
Rogers, Jerry (Self; Voss Alan), Mckinney, TX
Rosario, Anthony Bitcoin Endowment Officer (Self; University of Austin (UATX)),
Austin, TX
Salinas, Gabriel CEO (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Schiltz, Michael (Self) , Austin, TX
Shepherd, Antonio (Self) , The Colony, TX
Shultz, Alexander (Self) , Austin, TX
Song, Sung-Chul (Self) , Lewisville, TX
Thomas, Christopher (Self) , Longview, TX
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WITNESS LIST SB 21 Senate Committee Report Business & Commerce Torres-Valderas, Tobalo (Self; Fort Worth DAO), Fort Worth, TX Vane, Mark (Crypto.com), Austin, TX Wade, Michael CEO (Self; SOVRN Capital), Prosper, TX Wireman, Cynthia (Self; Texas Bitcoin), Dallas, TX AGAINST: Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX ON: Blanton, Whitney General Counsel (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company), Austin, TX Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Ion, Anca Chief Investment Officer (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company), Austin, TX North, Victoria (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX Providing written testimony: FOR: Christian, Wayne (Self) , Center, TX 2
WITNESS LIST
SB 21
Senate Committee Report
Business & Commerce
Torres-Valderas, Tobalo (Self; Fort Worth DAO), Fort Worth, TX
Vane, Mark (Crypto.com), Austin, TX
Wade, Michael CEO (Self; SOVRN Capital), Prosper, TX
Wireman, Cynthia (Self; Texas Bitcoin), Dallas, TX
AGAINST:
Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (Public Citizen), Austin, TX
ON:
Blanton, Whitney General Counsel (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company),
Austin, TX
Currah, Tom (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
Ion, Anca Chief Investment Officer (Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company),
Austin, TX
North, Victoria (Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
Parkinson, Thomas (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Providing written testimony:
FOR:
Christian, Wayne (Self) , Center, TX
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