HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. SARAH LIGHTNER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Lightner.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone
Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 30, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4397 before the committee:
Chair Lightner testified in support of HB 4397.
Judge Esther Salas, representing the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, testified
in support of HB 4397. Questions and discussions followed.
Judge David McKeague, representing the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Sixth Circuit, testified in
support of HB 4397. Questions and discussions followed.
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4397.
Questions and discussions followed.
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office
Building
HB 4397
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to protect the safety of judges and
certain other individuals; to protect certain
information of judges and certain other
individuals from disclosure; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state and local
governmental officers and certain other
people and entities; and to provide remedies.
Brad Dorland, representing the Veterans Justice, testified in opposition to HB 4397.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4397, but did not wish to speak:
Nate Love, representing the Consumer Data Industry Association.
Brandon Krause, President, representing the Michigan Association of Registers of Deeds.
Nicole Rodriquez, representing the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
Judge Karen Valvo, President, representing the Michigan District Judges Association.
Judge Lisa McCormick and Monica Martinez, representing the Michigan Judges
Association.
James R. Ryan, representing the Michigan Probate Judges Association.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at
11:16 AM.
Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov