MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
SENATOR ROGER VICTORY
CHAIR
4100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-6920
FAX: (517) 373-2751
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 14, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, October 14,
2021, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding HB 4222 (Rep. Filler).
2.
Testimony regarding HB 4223(Rep. LaGrand).
3.
Reported SB 683 (Sen. MacDonald) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair 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: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and
Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 29, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB's 4222 and 4223, and invited Rep.(s) Filler and LaGrand to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB's 4222 and 4223:
Via Zoom - The Honorable Bridget McCormack – Support
The Honorable Chris Murray – Support
The Honorable Michelle Rick – Support
Kurt Wilder, Self – Support
Bruce A. Timmons, Self – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 4222 and 4223:
Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrative Office – Support
Michigan Department of Attorney General – Oppose
The Chair brought up SB 683 and invited Sen. MacDonald to summarize the bill.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 683:
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
Gabrielle Dresner, Michigan Center for Youth Justice - Support
Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to SB 683 and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt amendment #1 to SB 683. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Chang and Irwin
Nays: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad
The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 683 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Chang and Irwin
Nays: Sen. Runestad
Pass: Sen. Johnson
The motion prevailed bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 683. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:44 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 11/02/2021