LAT says Texas Legislature Chairman Leach is a 'Champion'
The Lumbermen’s Association of Texas (LAT) has presented state representative Jeff Leach with the Legislative Champion Award.
During the recent 8th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature, Chairman Leach (R-Plano) passed House Bill 19; litigation reform in trucking accidents that requires bifurcation of a trial arising from a commercial vehicle accident, limits certain types of discovery, and requires admission of videos and photographs of the accident.
“Chairman Leach is a relentless, passionate advocate for the building materials industry at the Texas legislature,” said Harley “Bubba” Finnell, president of the LAT Board of Directors and an owner at Oldham Lumber Company in Dallas, Texas. “Our membership shared with Chairman Leach the challenges we were having maintaining insurance and defending our truck drivers; the lifeline of our businesses and critical to our ability to deliver building materials to job sites across our state. He spearheaded the campaign to do something about frivolous lawsuits in trucking accidents and we are grateful for his efforts.”
Leach also lead the passage of the Pandemic Liability Protection Act, Senate Bill 6 by Senator Kelly Hancock, in the Texas House.
“Chairman Leach’s hard work and success will result in meaningful, tangible relief for independent, family-owned lumberyards like ours,” said Jack Foxworth, president and CEO of Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company, based in Plano and House District 67. “We are so proud that our State Representative led the charge to pass two key bills for the Texas lumber and building materials industry, and all essential businesses in our state, who stayed open in support of our communities during the pandemic.”
Leach was presented with the LAT Legislative Champion award at its 135th Convention & Expo
“The Texas lumber building materials industry has been key to our state’s economic recovery and it was an honor to work with LAT on behalf of its membership at the Texas Legislature,” said State Representative Leach. “I look forward to many more years of working together in support of pro-business legislation that supports these Texas employers and the great work that they do in communities all across our state.”
The LAT is a non-profit trade association that represents lumber and building material dealers and the LBM industry in Texas.
