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2024-05-08

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For 2024-05-08, the release reports observations found. It contains 2816 attributable activity rows naming 127 members.

Chamber sittings
2
Committee meetings
3

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Attributable activity records
2816
Committee meeting count
3
Committee meetings
  • Actual end
    2024-05-08 13:41:00.000000
    Actual start
    2024-05-08 12:04:00.000000
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-270
    Committee name
    Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
    Evidence text
    MEMBERS: SEN. SUE SHINK, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. PAUL WOJNO SEN. JEFF IRWIN SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. JIM RUNESTAD, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH JOHNSON THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG CHAIR 4100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7346 FAX: (517) 373-9320 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 8, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 617 (Sen. McCann) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 618 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 688 (S-2) (Sen. Chang) with recommendation. 4. Testimony regarding SB 801 (Sen. Bayer). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:04 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, and Runestad, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from May 2, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up SB’s 617 -618, and invited Sen. McCann to summarize the bills. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 617-618: John Fournier, City of Ann Arbor – Support John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Oppose Melissa Seifert, AARP – Support Mike Spence, Southeast MI Council of Governments - Support The Chair entertains a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 617 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertains a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 618 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB 688 and summarized the (S-2) version for the committee. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 688 (S-2): Jennifer Peacock, Michigan Center for Youth Justice – Support Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #1 to SB 688 (S-2). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Irwin Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, and Santana The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #2 to SB 688 (S-2). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Shink to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 688. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Santana to report SB 688 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that is pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana and Runestad Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB 801 and invited Sen. Bayer to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 801: Jim Schaafsma, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support Lisa Chapman, MI Coalition Against Homelessness – Support Elizabeth Kelly, Hope Shelters – Support Kirsten Elliott, Community Housing Network – Support Rosey D. White, Citizen – Support Taressa Snyder, Citizen – Support Karlene Lehman, Property Management Association of MI – Oppose Matthew Miller, Property Management Association of MI – Oppose Due to time constraints, the following individuals were unable to present testimony regarding SB 801: Julie Cassidy, MI League for Public Policy – Support Samantha Talbot, Housing Programs Supervision – Support Ben Tobin, The Apartment Association of MI – Oppose Jondente Smith, Detroit Citizens Action – Support Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association of MI and Kent County – Oppose Shearese Stapleton, Citizen – Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 801: Anna Scott, Citizen – Support Lisa Chapman, MI Coalition Against Homelessness – Support Alexa Eisneberg, U of M Poverty Solutions & Housing Solutions for Health Equity – Support Kate Brantley, U of M Poverty Solutions & Housing Solutions for Health Equity – Support Shawon Cecil, Michigan Realtors – Oppose Jim Lindley, MI Manufactured Housing Association – Oppose Brian Wright, Hope Shelters – Support Jeremy Weinrick, Citizen – Support Cheryl Grant, Alternatives for Girls – Support Richard Prochowski, Citizen – Support Cindy Managhan, St. Irenaeus Church – Support Jaymie Tibbits, Citizen – Support Amanda Carlisle, Washtenaw Housing Alliance – Support Susan Williams, Citizen – Support John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support Tony Gant, Nation Outside – Support Ronit Wagman, Citizen- Support Nathan Hallman, Rent Is Too Damn High Coalition – Support Beth Goldstein, Citizen – Support Adina Alpert, Citizen – Support Margaret Dewar, Citizen – Support The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Johnson was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:41 p.m. Date adopted by committee:
    Location
    the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2024-05-08
    Meeting id
    meeting-4190
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Scheduled start
    2024-05-08 12:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2023-2024
  • Actual end
    2024-05-08 16:58:00.000000
    Actual start
    2024-05-08 15:00:00.000000
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-268
    Committee name
    Elections and Ethics
    Evidence text
    MEMBERS: SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG SEN. RUTH JOHNSON, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS SENATOR JEREMY MOSS CHAIR 132 CAPITOL BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7888 FAX: (517) 373-2983 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 8, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 401 (Sen. Camilleri). 2. Testimony regarding SB 403 (Sen. Chang). The Chair called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang and McBroom, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from May 1, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Johnson was excused from the meeting. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 401: Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support Dave Hodgkins, MML – No Position Scott Smith, City of Wyoming – No Position Bruce Barlond, citizen – Opposition Lata Nott, Campaign Legal Center – Support Marcus Cheatham, Healthy Democracy Healthy People – Support Mike Batterbee, MTA – Opposition Denise Hartsough, League of Women Voters – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 403: Aghogho Edevbie, MDOS – Support Sara Ismail, ACCESS – Support Kurtis Fernandez, APIA Vote-MI – Support Henry Duong, Rising Voices – Support Cindy Gamboa, MI PODER – Support Page 1 of 2 Denise Hartsough, League of Women Woters – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 401, SB 402, SB 403 and SB 404: Michigan Assoc. of Municipal Clerks – No Position Shiree Ritchie, Pure Integrity Michigan Elections – Opposition Arturo Vargas National Assoc. of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials – Support Angela Davenport, Voting Access for All – Support The Arc Michigan – Support Yvonne White, NAACP MI State Conference – Support Debbie Rosenman, Fighting 9 Invidisible – Support Quentin Turner, Common Cause Michgian – Support Disability Rights Michigan – Support Amanda Klein, United Way for Southeastern Michigan – Support Stephanie Szymas, Secure Democraty – Support Madeline Fata, MI Association of Counties – No Position There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 4:58 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: May 15, 2024 Page 2 of 2
    Location
    the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2024-05-08
    Meeting id
    meeting-4191
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Scheduled start
    2024-05-08 15:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2023-2024
  • Actual end
    2024-05-08 11:38:00.000000
    Actual start
    2024-05-08 11:00:00.000000
    Chamber
    senate
    Committee id
    committee-273
    Committee name
    Regulatory Affairs
    Evidence text
    MEMBERS: SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. SEAN MCCANN SEN. PAUL WOJNO SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. KEVIN HERTEL SEN. ROGER HAUCK, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. MICHAEL WEBBER SEN. DAN LAUWERS SEN. JOSEPH BELLINO THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS SENATOR JEREMY MOSS CHAIR 132 CAPITOL BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7888 FAX: (517) 373-2983 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 8, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Regulatory Affairs was scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 730 (Sen. Polehanki), SB 731 (Sen. Hauck) and SB 732 (Sen. Wojno). The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Polehanki, Wojno, Santana, Hertel, Hauck, Lauwers and Bellino, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Polehanki to adopt the meeting minutes from March 14, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair invited Sen.(s) Polehanki, Hauck and Wojno to summarize SBs 730, 731, 732. Member questions followed. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 730, SB 731 and SB 732: Brett Visner, Michigan Beer & Wine Wholesalers – Support The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 730 and SB 732: Amy Drumm, MI Retailers Association – Opposition The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 731: Jerry Griffin, Midwest Independent Retailers Association – Opposition The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 732: Scott Ellis, MLBA – Opposition Scott Newman-Bale, Shorts Brewery – Opposition The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 730: Page 1 of 2 Mike Tobias MI Alcohol Policy Promoting Health and Safety – Support The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 732: Jerry Griffin, Midwest Independent Retailers Assoc. – Opposition John McNamara, MI Restaurant Assoc. – Opposition The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 730 and SB 731: Scott Ellis, MLBA – Neutral The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Hauck to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) McCann and Webber were excused from the meeting There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:38 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: May 15, 2024 Page 2 of 2
    Location
    the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
    Media count
    1
    Meeting date
    2024-05-08
    Meeting id
    meeting-4192
    Meeting state
    held
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Scheduled start
    2024-05-08 11:00:00.000000
    Session name
    2023-2024
Day date
2024-05-08
Interpretation
Counts describe collected public records on this date. They do not measure all work, and a proceeding-level quorum outcome does not establish any individual's attendance.
Members with activity
127
Observation state
observations found
Sitting count
2
Sittings
  • Chamber
    house
    Evidence status
    convened journal
    Journal object name
    2024-HJ-05-08-040
    Linked media count
    1
    Named action count
    369
    Quorum method
    explicit language
    Quorum state
    quorum confirmed
    Quorum text
    The roll was called by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, who announced that a quorum was present.
    Roll call count
    21
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Scheduled state
    official schedule observed
    Session name
    2023-2024
    Sitting date
    2024-05-08
    Sitting id
    sitting-497
  • Chamber
    senate
    Evidence status
    convened no quorum
    Journal object name
    2024-SJ-05-08-043
    Linked media count
    1
    Named action count
    0
    Quorum method
    explicit language
    Quorum state
    no quorum confirmed
    Quorum text
    In the absence of all Senators, pursuant to Joint Rule 15, the Secretary of the Senate adjourned the Senate, the time being 10:01 a.m.
    Roll call count
    0
    Scheduled start
    Not recorded
    Scheduled state
    official schedule observed
    Session name
    2023-2024
    Sitting date
    2024-05-08
    Sitting id
    sitting-690

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