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
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JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 12, 2023
A joint meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety with the House
Committee on Criminal Justice was scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the House
Appropriations Room 352 of the State Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding SB 418 (Sen. Santana).
2.
Testimony regarding SB 419 (Sen. Santana).
3.
Testimony regarding SB 421 (Sen. Klinefelt).
4.
Testimony regarding SB 422 (Sen. McDonald Rivet).
5.
Testimony regarding SB 423 (Sen. Victory).
At 9:05 a.m. the House Committee on Criminal Justice was called to order and the roll was called. A quorum
was present.
Chair Chang called the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety to order at 9:06 a.m. She
instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s)
Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from June 20, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
Rep. Morse, Sen. Santana and Rep. B. Carter were invited to summarize the bills for the committees.
The following individuals were invited to present testimony:
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Thom Lattig, President, MI Association for Family Court Administration – Support
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Jason Smith, MI Center for Youth Justice – Support
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Suzy Shkreli, MI Department of Health and Human Services – Support
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Demetrius Starling, MI Department of Health and Human Services – Support
The following individuals submitted testimony cards:
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Tom Hickson, MI Catholic Conference – Support SB 418
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Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of MI – Support SB’s 418, 419, 421-423
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Bobby Dorigo Jones – Support SB’s 418, 419, 421-423
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Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support SB’s 418, 419, 421-423
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Rachel Richards, MI League for Public Policy – Support SB’s 418, 419, 421-423
The following individuals submitted written testimony:
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National Organization of Victims of Juvenile Murderers – Oppose HB’s 4160-4164 and SB’s 119-123
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Peri Stone-Palmquist, Student Advocacy Center of MI – Support SB’s 418, 419, 421, 423, 424, 426,
427, 428-431, 432-438, 437
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Bruce Timmons, Self – Neutral HB 4452
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Shink was excused from
the meeting.
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: 09/14/2023
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