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
June 4, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, June 4, 2020, at
8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 945 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. A presentation overview of expungement in Michigan.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:36 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. Barrett to adopt the meeting minutes from May 19, 2020. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. Irwin to summarize SB 945.
The Chair invited Sen. Runestad to summarize amendment #1 to SB 945.
The Chair invited Sen. Chang to summarize amendment #2 to SB 945.
The Chair invited Sheriff Jerry Clayton of Washtenaw County, Michigan to testify via Zoom in support of SB
945.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 945:
Sgt. Nicole McGhee, Michigan State Police – Support
Mike Sauger, fraternal Order of Police – Support
Ken Grabowski, Police Officers Association of Michigan – Support
Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose
Kevin McKinney, Michigan Cannabis Industry Association – Support
Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Alison Hennessy, Citizen – Support
Bob Stevenson, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police – Oppose
Hannah Jurcich, Citizen – Support
Al Vandenberg, Ottawa County Administrator – Support
Katie Lucken, Citizen – Support
Sherri Boyd, The ARC of Michigan – Support
Jason Smith, Michigan Center for Youth Justice – Support
Elizabeth Kutter, Wayne State University – Support
Kyle Todd Leeper, Citizen – Support
Algerin Wilson, National Association of Social Workers - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #1 to SB 945. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt amendment #2 to SB 945. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: Sen. Barrett
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 945, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor
with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 945. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair invited Rep.(s) Filler and LaGrand to present an overview of expungement in Michigan.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony via Zoom regarding expungement in Michigan:
Sharon Dietrich, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia's Employment Unit.
Sonja Starr, University of Michigan Law Professor
JJ Prescott, University of Michigan Law Professor
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding expungement in Michigan:
Dan Ross, United Felons Organization
The following cards were read of those individuals no wishing to present testimony regarding expungement in
Michigan:
Tesharra Smith, Citizen – Supports felony expungement
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:54 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 06/11/2020