MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
SENATOR ROGER VICTORY
CHAIR
4100 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-6920
FAX: (517) 373-2751
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 4, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, March 4, 2021,
at 9:05 a.m., in Room 403 of the Capitol Building.
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The agenda summary is as follow:
1. Testimony regarding SB 14 (Sen. Zorn).
2. Testimony regarding SB 15 (Sen. Zorn).
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin, a
quorum was present.
The Chair summarized the agenda for the committee.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from February 24, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Shane Preston, of Sen. Zorn's office to summarize SB's 14 and 15.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB's 14 and 15:
Allison Arnold, Monroe County Prosecutors Office – Support.
At 9:13 a.m., Sen. Barrett entered the meeting.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB's 14 and 15:
Kimberly Buddin, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan – Oppose.
Peter Cunningham, State Bar of Michigan – Support.
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:28 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/11/2021