MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
SENATOR PETER J. LUCIDO
CHAIR
3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
November 5, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, November 5,
2020, at 8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Presentation by Arx Community.
2. Testimony regarding SB 1059 (Sen. Lucido).
3. Testimony regarding SB 1118 (Sen. Lucido).
4. Testimony regarding SB 234 (Sen. Santana).
5. Reported HB 4700 (Rep. Whiteford) with recommendation.
6. Testimony regarding SB 1093 (Sen. Lucido).
7. Reported SB 798 (S-1) (Sen. MacDonald) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lucido, and Sen. VanderWall, a quorum was not present
The Chair invited Bo Cheng and Andy McKeever from Arx Community to give a presentation to the committee.
At 8:36 a.m., Sen.(s) Johnson and Irwin entered the meeting.
At. 8:39 a.m., Sen.(s) Barrett and Irwin entered the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 27, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Chang was excused
from the meeting.
The Chair invited Justin Carpenter, of Sen. Lucido's office, to summarize SB 1059 and SB 1118.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1059 and SB
1118:
Brady Schickinger, Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners - Support
The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarize SB 234.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 234:
James Craig, Detroit Police Department Chief – Support
Lawrence Garcia, Detroit Corporation Counsel – Support
Lashinda Stair, !st Assistant Chief Detroit Police Department – Support
Grand Ha, 2nd Assistant Chief Detroit Police Department – Support
Kenneth Cole, GCSI, City of Detroit, Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 234:
Mayor Rick Sollars, City of Taylor – Support
John LaMacchia, Michigan Municipal League – Support
Craig Miller, Detroit Police Officers Association - Support
The Chair brought up HB 4700.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4700:
Kimberly Buddin, ACLU of Michigan – Support
Paul M. Tarr, Team Wellness, Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 4700 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair summarized SB 1093.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1093:
Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose
Alex Rossman, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Kimberly Buddin, ACLU of Michigan – Support
The Chair brought up SB 798.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 798:
Jody White, Self – No Position
Tom Howe, Self – Oppose
Randy Asplund, Self – No Position
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 798. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report SB 798 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 11/19/2020