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
September 29, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Tuesday, September 29,
2020, at 8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 830 (Sen. Geiss).
2. Testimony regarding SB 831 (Sen. Geiss).
3. Testimony regarding SB 1046 (S-2) (Sen. Victory).
4. Testimony regarding SB 1047 (S-2) (Sen. Irwin).
5. Testimony regarding SB 1048 (S-2) (Sen. Santana).
6. Testimony regarding SB 1049 (Sen. Chang).
7. Testimony regarding SB 1050 (S-2) (Sen. MacDonald).
8. Testimony regarding SB 1051 (S-2) (Sen. McBroom).
9. Testimony regarding SB 1125 (Sen. Lucido).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:31 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. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 24, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB's 830 – 831, and invited Sen. Geiss to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB's 830-831:
Siwatu Salama Ra, Citizen – Support
Dr. Deb Landis Lewis, Citizen – Support
Keith Barber, Legislative Corrections Ombudsman – No Position
Kyle Kaminski, Michigan Department of Corrections – No Position
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 830-831:
Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers – Support
Elizabeth Kutter, Wayne State University – Support
Monica Jahner, Advocacy, Re-entry, Resources, Outreach – Support
Lois Pullano, Citizens for Prison Reform, Family Advisory Board – Support
Noelle Gorka, Prison Birth Project – Support
Courtney Townsel, University of Michigan Medicine – Support SB 830
Amanda West, Planned Parenthood of Michigan – Support
Kathie Gourlay, Citizen – Support
Pamela Davies, MD, Citizen – Support
Autumn B. Gillard, Trinity Health Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Health, Mercy Health Systems - Support
Jessica Zimbelman, State Appellate Defender Office – Support
Natalie Holbrook, American Friends Service Committee, MI Criminal Justice Program – Support
Deb Rhizal, Citizen – Support
Deborah Burke, Citizen – Support
Merissa Kovach, ACLU Michigan – Support
Jennifer Szenay, Citizen – Support
Kay Perry, MI-CURE – Support
Dr. Jim Dankovich, Citizen – Support
Alex Rossman, MI League for Public Policy – Support
Abigail Burnell, MI Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support
Anne Remley, Ann Arbor Friends Meeting - Support
The Chair brought up SB's 1046 – 1051, and summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB's 1046-1051 and SB 1125:
Jeff Clayton, American Bail Coalition – Neutral
Kathy Hagenian, MI Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence – Support SB 1049
Kathy Hagenian, MI Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence – Oppose SB's 1046, 1047, 1050, 1051
Kathy Hagenian, MI Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence – Neutral SB 1048
Judge Boyde – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB's 1046-1051 and SB 1125:
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of MI – Support
Monica Jahner, Advocacy, Re-entry, Resources, Outreach – Support
Chief Bill Gutzwiller, Citizen – Support
Geoffrey Leonard, Detroit Justice Center – Support
Dr. Sheryl Kubiak, Center for Behavioral Health and Justice, Wayne State University – Support
Sen. Barrett offered amendment #1 to SB 1046 and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt amendment #1 to the (S-2) version of SB 1046. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad and Irwin
Nays: Sen. Chang
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
Sen. Barrett offered amendment #2 to the (S-2) version of SB 1046 and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt amendment #2 to SB 1046. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad and Chang
Nays: Sen. Irwin
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Char entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1046 as amended. 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 Char entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1048. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Char entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1050. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Char entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 1051. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:41 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 10/01/2020