WITNESS LIST SB 779 Senate Committee Report State Affairs March 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM FOR: Parsley, Lee (also providing written testimony) (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX Reddington, Kevin Assistant General Counsel (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX AGAINST: Bingham, Tiffany Managing counsel (Harris County Attorney), Houston, TX Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Asn), Austin, TX Hanes, Rachel Policy Director (also providing written testimony) (Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX Hilton, Chris (Self) , Austin, TX Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (also providing written testimony) (Public Citizen), Austin, TX Walker, Jack President Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Association), Austin, TX Wendell, Ware Executive Director (Self; Texas Watch), Austin, TX ON: Cole, William Principal Deputy Solicitor General (Office of the Attorney General), Austin, TX Registering, but not testifying: FOR: Borskey, Mark Policy Director (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX Cummins, Taylor (Vulcan Materials), Austin, TX Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX Harrell, Logan General Counsel (Texas Chemistry Council), Austin, TX Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX Joyce, Shana (Koch Industries), Austin, TX Kearns, Dennis General Counsel (Self; Texas Railroad Association), Austin, TX Mauro, Megan EVP (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc), Austin, TX Mica, Tara (Texas State Rifle Association), Austin, TX Omey, Samantha Sr Advisor Public and Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX Poinsett, Royce Attorney-at-Law (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA), Austin, TX Smith, Mark (Self; Hunt Companies), Austin, TX Vogt, Molly (Self) , Spring branch, TX AGAINST: Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX Gallagher, Michael None (Self; Texas counties), Houston, TX Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso), El Paso, TX Palacios, Denisce Texas State Lead (Self; Climate Cabinet), Austin, TX Phillips, Michael (Self) , San Antonio, TX Reed, Charles Assistant County Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court), Dallas, TX Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club), Austin, TX Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners Court), Austin, TX Providing written testimony: AGAINST: Milligan, Maureen President and CEO (Teaching hospitals of texas), Austin, TX 1
WITNESS LIST
SB 779
Senate Committee Report
State Affairs
March 17, 2025 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Parsley, Lee (also providing written testimony) (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin,
TX
Reddington, Kevin Assistant General Counsel (Texans for Lawsuit Reform), Austin, TX
AGAINST:
Bingham, Tiffany Managing counsel (Harris County Attorney), Houston, TX
Eiland, Craig (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers Asn), Austin, TX
Hanes, Rachel Policy Director (also providing written testimony) (Greater Edwards
Aquifer Alliance), San Antonio, TX
Hilton, Chris (Self) , Austin, TX
Shelley, Adrian Texas Director (also providing written testimony) (Public Citizen),
Austin, TX
Walker, Jack President Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Self; Texas Trial Lawyers
Association), Austin, TX
Wendell, Ware Executive Director (Self; Texas Watch), Austin, TX
ON:
Cole, William Principal Deputy Solicitor General (Office of the Attorney General),
Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
FOR:
Borskey, Mark Policy Director (Texas Trucking Association), Austin, TX
Bush, Kyle (Texas Association of Manufacturers), Austin, TX
Cummins, Taylor (Vulcan Materials), Austin, TX
Hale, J.D. (Texas Association of Builders), Austin, TX
Harrell, Logan General Counsel (Texas Chemistry Council), Austin, TX
Hayter, Russell (Self) , Mountain City, TX
Joyce, Shana (Koch Industries), Austin, TX
Kearns, Dennis General Counsel (Self; Texas Railroad Association), Austin, TX
Mauro, Megan EVP (Texas Association of Business), Austin, TX
McCormick, Travis (Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc), Austin, TX
Mica, Tara (Texas State Rifle Association), Austin, TX
Omey, Samantha Sr Advisor Public and Government Affairs (ExxonMobil), Austin, TX
Poinsett, Royce Attorney-at-Law (Texas Veterinary Medical Association), Austin, TX
Pomeroy, Cory (TXOGA), Austin, TX
Smith, Mark (Self; Hunt Companies), Austin, TX
Vogt, Molly (Self) , Spring branch, TX
AGAINST:
Berel-Harrop, Sarah (Self) , Farmers Branch, TX
Gallagher, Michael None (Self; Texas counties), Houston, TX
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso), El Paso, TX
Palacios, Denisce Texas State Lead (Self; Climate Cabinet), Austin, TX
Phillips, Michael (Self) , San Antonio, TX
Reed, Charles Assistant County Administrator (Dallas County Commissioners Court),
Dallas, TX
Reed, Cyrus Legislative and Conservation Director (Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club),
Austin, TX
Sparks, Clifford Legislative Director (City of Dallas), Dallas, TX
Wheeler, Julie Intergovernmental Relations Officer (Travis County Commissioners
Court), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
AGAINST:
Milligan, Maureen President and CEO (Teaching hospitals of texas), Austin, TX
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