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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 24, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, September 24,
2020, at 8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 1046 (S-1) (Sen. Victory).
2. Testimony regarding SB 1047 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin).
3. Testimony regarding SB 1048 (S-1) (Sen. Santana).
4. Testimony regarding SB 1049 (Sen. Chang).
5. Testimony regarding SB 1050 (S-1) (Sen. MacDonald).
6. Testimony regarding SB 1051 (S-1) (Sen. McBroom).
7. Testimony regarding SB 1125 (Sen. Lucido).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and
Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 23, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB's 1046 – 1051 and summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB's 1046-1051 and SB 1125:
David Safavian, General Council of the American Conservative Union – Support
Sergeant Ted Nelson, Law Enforcement Action Partnership – Support
Daniel Pfannes, MI Sheriff's Association, MI Association of Chiefs of Police – Neutral SB 1047-1050
Daniel Pfannes, MI Sheriff's Association, MI Association of Chiefs of Police - No Position SB 1051
Daniel Pfannes, MI Sheriff's Association, MI Association of Chiefs of Police – Oppose SB 1046
DJ Hilson, Muskegon County Prosecutor – Support SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1049
DJ Hilson, Muskegon County Prosecutor – Neutral SB 1051
DJ Hilson, Muskegon County Prosecutor – Oppose SB 1048, SB 1050
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrator – Support
Jeff Clayton, American Bail Coalition - Oppose
Due to time restrictions, the following individuals were unable to testify regarding SB 1125:
Victoria McCasey, Citizen – No Position
Jody White, Citizen – No Position
Dorsha MaGee, Citizen – Support
The following cards were considered read in for the record of those individuals not wishing to present testimony
regarding SB's 1046-1051 and 1125:
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of MI – Support
Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers - Support
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan - Support
Bobby Dorigo Jones, Michigan's Children – Support SB 1049
Al Vanderberg, Ottawa County Administrator – Oppose SB 1046 and 1048
Kimberly Buddin, ACLU Michigan – Support SB's 1046-1051
Meghan Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Neutral SB's 1046 and 1048
Meghan Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Support SB's 1047, 1049-1051
Jason Smith, Michigan Center for Youth Justice – Support SB's 1046-1051
Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support SB's 1045-1051
Monica Jahner, Self and A.R.R.O – Support SB's 1046 – 1051
Lois Pullano, Citizens for Prison Reform – Support SB's 1046-1051
Carol Rienstra, Restorative Justice Coalition of West Michigan – Support SB's 1046-1051
Lynn Scott, Unitarian Universalist Church Greater Lansing – Support SB's 1046-1051
Kay Perry, MI-CURE – Support -SB's 1046-1051
Daniel Jones, MI Collaborative to End Mass Incarcerations – Support – SB 1046-1051
Elizabeth Kutter, Wayne State University – Support SB's 1046-1051
Mary Miller, Citizen – Support – SB's 1046-1051
Alex Rossman, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support SB's 1046-1051
Due to session, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at
10:00 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 09/29/2020