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
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 16, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
March 16, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1300 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding SB 56 (Sen. Chang).
2.
Testimony regarding SB 59 (Sen. Cherry).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:17 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Wojno, Irwin, Runestad and Johnson, a quorum was
present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from March 15, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Shink and Santana
were excused from the meeting.
The Chair brought up SB 56, and summarized the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 56:
Marshall Hunt, Accounting Aid Society & MI Association of CPAs Member – Support
Bob Doyle, President & CEO MI Association of CPAs - Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 56:
Trooper Kristina Droste, Michigan State Police – Support
Merissa Kovach, ACLU Michigan - Support
The Chair brought up SB 59, and invited Sen. Cherry to summarize the bill.
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The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 59:
Taylor Ridderbusch, Legislative Liaison, MI Department of Natural Resources – Support
Capt. Dave Malloch, MI Department of Natural Resources – Support
Sgt. Damon Owens, MI Department of Natural Resources - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:42 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/23/23
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