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
3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 19, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2020,
at 8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5709 (Rep. Sheppard) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:39 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 March 12, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Rep. Sheppard to summarize HB 5709.
Sen. Chang offered an (S-2) version of HB 5709 and summarized the (S-2) for the committee.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 5709. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Sen (s). Chang and Irwin
Nays: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad
The motion failed and the (S-2) was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report HB 5709 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad and Irwin
Nays: Sen. Chang
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5709. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:51 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 06/04/2020