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
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 14, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Tuesday, May 14,
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 HB 4296 (Rep. Filler) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2. Reported SB 257 (Sen. Chang) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3. Testimony regarding SB 114 (Sen. Lucido).
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:34 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 May 9, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman brought up HB 4296.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4296:
Matt Miner, Michigan Creditors Bar Association – Oppose
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 4296 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 HB 4296. Without objection, immediate effect
was recommended.
The Chairman brought up SB 257.
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 257:
Mary Pollock, American Association of University Women – Support
Kathy Hagenian, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Support
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report SB 257 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 257. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chairman summarized SB 114 for the committee.
The following individual was invited to presented testimony regarding SB 114:
Trooper Nicole McGhee, Michigan State Police – Oppose
The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 114:
Blaine Koops – Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose
Jess Averill-Hammond, MI Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – Oppose
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Oppose
Kathy Hagenian, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence – Oppose
There being not furth business before the committee, the Chairman moved to adjourn the committee.
Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:14 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 05/23/2019