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
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 30, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday,
October 30, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported HB 5046 (Rep. Shannon) with recommendation.
2.
Reported SB 936 (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation.
3.
Reported SB 809 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 1:02 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 October 23, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB 5046, and invited Rep. Shannon to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5046:
Kara Van Dam, MI Association of Freelance Court Reporters – Support
Kelli Werner, MI Association of Professional Court Reporters – Support
Jacqueline Reed, MI Electronic Court Reporter Association - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 5046:
Nancy Reinke, MAPCR – Support
Kristen Hockin, 30th Circuit – Support
Kristina Sietts, 30th Circuit – Support
Theresa Stevens, Self – Support
Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Neutral
Samantha Gibson, Michigan Association of Counties – Support
Linda Bacon, Theresa’s Transcription – Support
Alison Joersz, Self – Support
Rochelle McNally, MI Association of Professional Court Reporters – Support
Tami Marsh, MECRA – Support
Deborah Doyle, Court Reporters – Support
The Chair brought up SB 936, and invited Sen. Irwin to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 936:
Christopher Hunter, Michigan Auto Law – Support
Jim Spagnuolo, Macomb Law Group – Support
Avi Stadler, Esquire Deposition Solutions – Oppose
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 936:
Barbara Previ, Magna Legal Services LLC – Oppose
Judith Kunreuther, Veritext – Oppose
David Hanley, US Legal Support – Oppose
Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support
Mitch Albers, MI Association for Justice – Support
Lisa Hanson Kurtz, Hanson Reporting – Oppose
Gerald Hanson, Self - Oppose
The Chair brought up SB 809.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 809:
Richard Mills, State Bar of MI Probate & Estate Planning Section – Oppose
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5046 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen. Runestad
Pass: Sen. Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 936 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 809 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 2:01 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 11/14/2024