HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. SARAH LIGHTNER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office
Building
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 Harris moved to adopt the meeting minutes from June 11, 2025. There being no
objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4524 before the committee:
HB 4524
(Rep. Wozniak)
A bill to amend 1945 PA 200, entitled "An act
to define a marketable record title to an interest
in land; to require the filing of notices of claim
of interest in such land in certain cases within a
definite period of time and to require the
recording thereof; to make invalid and of no
force or effect all claims with respect to the
land affected thereby where no such notices of
claim of interest are filed within the required
period; to provide for certain penalties for
filing slanderous notices of claim of interest,
and to provide certain exceptions to the
applicability and operation thereof," by
amending the title and sections 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, and 8 (MCL 565.101, 565.101a, 565.102,
565.103, 565.104, 565.105, 565.106, and
565.108), sections 1 and 3 as amended by 2024
PA 20, section 1a as added and section 6 as
amended by 1997 PA 154, sections 2 and 5 as
amended by 2018 PA 572, and section 4 as
amended by 2022 PA 235, and by adding
section 5a.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4524, but did not wish to speak:
Dawn Crandall, representing the Home Builders Association.
Shawon Cecil, representing the MI Realtors.
David Pierson, representing the Real Property Law Section.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4524. The motion prevailed
10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative BeGole moved to report out HB 4524 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4506, HB 4507 and HB 4508 before the committee:
HB 4506
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The
code of criminal procedure," (MCL 760.1 to
777.69) by adding section 25b to chapter IX.
HB 4507
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 17764
(MCL 333.17764), as amended by 2004 PA
214.
HB 4508
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending sections
16, 18, 200i, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211a, 316,
436, 520b, and 543f (MCL 750.16, 750.18,
750.200i, 750.204, 750.207, 750.209, 750.210,
750.211a, 750.316, 750.436, 750.520b, and
750.543f), sections 16, 18, 200i, 204, 207, 209,
210, 211a, 436, 520b, and 543f as amended by
2014 PA 23 and section 316 as amended by
2022 PA 149.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4506, HB 4507 and HB 4508, but did not
wish to speak:
Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4506, HB 4507 and HB 4508, but did
not wish to speak:
Paula Bowman and Denise Hartsough, representing the League of Women Voters of
Michigan.
Nicole Porter, representing The Sentencing Project.
Representative Hope offered the following amendments to HB 4506:
1. Amend page 4, line 9, after "(b)" by striking out "The sentence imposed for an offense
described in subsection (2)" and inserting "If the individual is being sentenced under this
section for more than 1 violation of section 316 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,
MCL 750.316, the sentences for the violations of section 316 of the Michigan penal code,
1931 PA 328, MCL 750.316,".
2. Amend page 4, line 11, after "for" by striking out "an" and inserting "any other".
Representative Hope moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4506. The motion did not prevail
4-7-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen and Schuette.
Pass: None.
Representative Hope offered the following amendments to HB 4506:
1. Amend page 4, line 6, after "than" by striking out "80" and inserting "60".
2. Amend page 4, line 7, after "than" by striking out "35" and inserting "25".
3. Amend page 4, line 8, after "than" by striking out "50" and inserting "40".
Representative Hope moved to adopt the amendments to HB 4506. The motion did not prevail
4-7-0:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen and Schuette.
Pass: None.
Representative Lightner moved to report out HB 4506 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 7-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen and Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Pass: None.
Representative BeGole moved to report out HB 4507 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
7-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen and Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Pass: None.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4508 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
7-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen and Schuette.
Nays: Reps. Tyrone Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4667 and HB 4668 before the committee:
HB 4667
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to
750.568) by adding section 411y.
HB 4668
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to require large developers to implement
safety and security protocols to manage critical
risks of foundation models; to prescribe the
duties of large developers; to provide
protection for certain employees; to provide
for the powers and duties of certain state and
local governmental officers and entities; and to
prescribe civil sanctions and provide remedies.
Chair Lightner testified in support of HB 4667.
Daniel Kroth, representing the Center for AI Risk Management, testified in support of HB 4668.
Questions and discussions followed.
Andrew Doris, representing the Secure AI Project, testified in support of HB 4668. Questions and
discussions followed.
Chair Lightner laid before the committee a presentation on the Tribal Court Systems in Michigan.
Dorie Rios, Chair of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, and Wenona Singel, of the
MSU College of Law, gave a presentation to the committee. Questions and discussion followed.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at
11:34 AM.
Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov