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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 16, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
May 16, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 841 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 842 (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 843 (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
4. Reported SB 801 (Sen. Bayer) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:04 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, and Runestad, a quorum
was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from May 8, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB’s 841 (S-1) and SB’s 842-843, and invited Sen. Klinefelt to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 841-843:
Richard Rohrer, Self – Support
Libby Hines, Chair MI Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – Support
Angela Povilaitis, MDHHS Division of Victim Services - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 841-843:
Aaron Van Langevelde, Michigan Department of Attorney General – Support
Jared Rozycki, Michigan Funeral Directors Association – Support
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 841. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Wojno to report SB 841 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertains a motion by Sen. Runestad to report SB 842 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertains a motion by Sen. Johnson to report SB 843 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up SB 801.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 801:
Julie Cassidy, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Erika Farley, Rental Property Owners Association of Kent Co. and Michigan – Oppose
Shearease Stapleton, Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness – Support
Allyson Putt, Detroit People’s Platform – Neutral
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 801:
Kaci Pellar, Detroit Disability Power – Support
The YWCA Kalamazoo – Support
Jim Kirsch, Property Management Association of Michigan – Oppose
John Lindley, Michigan Manufactured Housing Association – Oppose
Tim Langholz, NFIB – Oppose
Leah Robinson, Michigan Chamber of Commerce – Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:59 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 05/23/2024