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
PHONE: (517) 373-7346
FAX: (517) 373-9320
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 16, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
February 16, 2023, at 12:00 noon, in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 18 (Sen. Chang).
2. Testimony regarding SB 32 (Sen. Santana).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:09 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 Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from February 9, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 18:
Sen. Sam Singh – Support
Rep. Sharon MacDonell – Support
Karen Korematsu – Support
Naoko Wake – Support
Katherine Bussard – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 18:
Bill Flory, Michigan Association for Justice – Support
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 32:
Sen. Sylvia Santana – Support
Hassan Beydoun, City of Detroit – Support
David LeValley, Detroit Police – Support
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 32:
Scott Smith, City of Wyoming – Support
Herasanna Richards, Michigan Municipal League – Support
John Fournier, City of Ann Arbor – Support
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Amy O'Leary, SEMCOG – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:00 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/02/23
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