Members:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH 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
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 7, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, March 7,
2019, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 29 (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported SB 30 (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Reported SB 81 (Sen Lucido) with recommendation and immediate effect.
4. Reported SB 112 (S-3) (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation and immediate effect.
5. Testimony regarding SB 84, SB 90 - SB102 the “Raise The Age” package.
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:32 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time,
the following members were present: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad,
Chang, and Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from February 28,
2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman summarized SB 29 and SB 30.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report SB 29 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 29. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report SB 30 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 30. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
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The Chairman summarized SB 81.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 81:
Michigan State Police – Support
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 81 to the floor with recommendation
that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 81. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chairman offered, and summarized, an (S-3) version of SB 112.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the (S-3) version of SB 112. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 112 (S-3) to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 112 (S-3). Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
At 8:41 a.m., the Chairman called the committee at-ease.
At 8:42 a.m., the Vice Chairman reconvened the committee.
The Chairman and Sen. Santana summarized SB 84, SB 90 – SB 102, the Raise The Age package.
At 9:03 a.m., the Vice Chair called the committee at-ease.
At 9:04 a.m., the Chairman reconvened the committee.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 84, SB 90 – SB 102, the
Raise The Age package:
Nicole Faulds, Macomb Juvenile Court – Support
David Joseph, Macomb Juvenile Court – Support
John Evans, Citizen – Support
Chris Robinson, Citizen – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 84, SB 90
– SB 102 the Raise The Age package:
Renee Edmondson, School Community Health Alliance of Michigan – Support
Kathryn Riley, Mackinac Center – Support
Alphonso Amos, Impact Youth Services – Support
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John Shea, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
Marc Levin, Right on Crime – Support
Melissa Fernandez, Spectrum Juvenile Services – Support
Angela Waters Austin, One Love Global – Support
Peri Stone Palmquist, Student Advocacy Center of Michigan – Support
Alicia Guevara-Warren, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Jesse Kelly, The R Street Institute – Support
Josh Rovner, The Sentencing Project - Support
Algeria Wilson, National Association of Social Workers – Support
Marc Shindler, Justice Policy Institute – Support
Marcy Mistrett, Campaign for Youth Justice - Support
Sara Bryer, National Juvenile Justice Network – Support
Lynn Scott, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lansing – Support
LaShawn Erby, Black Lives Matter Michigan – Support
Anne Suess, Plant Justice, Grow Peace – Support
Pete Letkemann, Citizens for Prison Reform - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:54 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 03/14/2019
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