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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 2, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday,
October 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported SB 870 (S-1) (Sen. McCann) with recommendation.
2. Reported SB 922 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation.
3. Reported SB 923 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation.
4. Reported SB 824 (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation.
5. Reported SB 825 (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation.
6. Testimony regarding SB 997 (Sen. Chang).
7. Testimony regarding SB 1014 (Sen. Irwin).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:06 a.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 September 26, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 870.
The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB 870:
Teri Langley Disability Network MI – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 870:
Dana Paglia-King, MI Association of Social Workers – Support
Dana Lasenby, Oakland Community Health Network – Support
Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights Michigan – Support
Mary Pollock, MI State Employee Retirees Association – Support
Katie Witkowski, MI Community College Association – Support
Sherri Boyd, ARC Michigan – Support
Sen. Johnson offered amendment #1 to SB 870 (S-1) and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt amendment #1 to SB 870 (S-1). The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 870. 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 Sen. Wojno to report SB 870 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: None
Pass: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s 923-925, and invited Sen. Klinefelt to summarize the (S-1)
version of SB 922.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s 923-925:
Megan Reynolds, MI Poverty Law Program - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s
923-925:
Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriff’s Association – Support
Roslund Harris, Self – Support SB’s 923-924
Mary Pollock, MI State Employee Retirees Association – Support
Teri Langley, Disability Network Michigan – Support
Sherri Boyd, ARC Michigan – Support SB 922
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 922. 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 Sen. Santana to report SB 922 (S-1) 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 entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 923 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 entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to report SB 924 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 entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report SB 925 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 997, and summarized the bill.
The Chair brought up SB 1014, and invited Sen. Irwin to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 977 and SB 1014:
Jessa Webber, Innocence Project – Support
Robyn Frankel, MI Department of Attorney General – Support
Amanda Wallwin, Innocence Project – Support
Jessica Zimbelman, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
Marla Mitchell-Cichon, Cooley Law Innocence Clinic – Support
Ken Nixon, Self – Support
Roderic Pippen, Self – Support
Peter Ruddell, MI Law Revision Commission – Support SB 977
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 977 and SB 1014:
Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights Michigan – Support
Samantha Gibson, MI Association of Counties – Oppose
Gabrielle Dresner, ACLU Michigan – Support
Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support
Eric Anderson, Organization of Exonerees – Support
Brandon Lanyon Prosecuting Attorneys Association of MI – Oppose SB 1014
Mitch Albers, MI Association for Justice – Support SB 997
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:49 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 10/17/2024