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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 2, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
February 2, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Adopted the Committee Rules.
2.
Testimony regarding SB 4 (Sen. Moss).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson, a
quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson.
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 4 and invited Sen. Moss to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 4:
State Representative Hoskins – Support
Luke Londo, Michigan Civil Rights Commission – Support
Katie Kilpatrick, Parent of transgender youth – Support
Donna Stephens, Self – Support
Jay Kaplan, ACLU of Michigan – Support
Dr. Daphnos Stramasa, Self – Support
The Rev. Dr. William Danaher, Christ Church Cranbrook – Support
Anthony Williams Corktown Health – Support
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Rev. Sarah Schmidt-Lee, Kalamazoo First Congregational Church – Support
Erin Knott, Equality Michigan – Support
Libby Ranshaw, Self – Oppose
Katherine Bussard, Self – Oppose
Danielle Wood Detroit Police Department – Support
The following testimony cards regarding SB 4 were submitted for the record:
Prof. William Wagner, Self – Oppose
Ember Brilliant, Cummins Inc. – Support
Thomas North, Self – Oppose
Arielle Brown, Wacker Chemical – Support
Del Chenault, Wacker Chemical – Support
Brad Ward, Michigan Realtors – Support
Peter Spadafore, MI Alliance for Student Opportunity – Support
Wendy Block, Michigan Chamber – Support
Debbie Mikula, Michigan Library Association – Support
Bill Flory, Michigan Association for Justice – Support
Melina Brann, National Association of Social Workers – Support
Phil Yeiter, Priority Health – Support
Megan Blue, Corewell Health – Support
Michael Heltzer, BASF Corporation – Support
Mary Pollock, American Association of University Women of Michigan – Support
Scott Ellis, LGBTQ Leadership – Support
Katelyn Day, Self – Support
Antonio David Garcia, Affirmations – Support
Jimmy Greene, ABC Michigan – Support
Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support
Rich Weingartner, Self – Support
Heather Johnson, Michigan National Organization for Women – Support
Mitch Albers, Michigan Department of Attorney General – Support
Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Forrest Wall, Apartment Association of Michigan - Support
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There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:27 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/09/2023
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