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 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
October 7, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday, October 7,
2020, at 9:00 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding HB 5844 (Rep. Bellino).
2. Testimony regarding HB 5846 (Rep. Kahle).
3. Testimony regarding HB 5847 (Rep. Meerman).
4. Testimony regarding HB 5848 (Rep. Lasinski).
5. Testimony regarding HB 5849 (Rep. Mueller).
6. Testimony regarding HB 5850 (Rep. Warren).
7. Testimony regarding HB 5851 (Rep. Yancey).
8. Testimony regarding HB 5852 (Rep. Stone)
9. Testimony regarding HB 5853 (Rep. Kahle).
10. Testimony regarding HB 5854 (Rep. Sneller).
11. Testimony regarding HB 5855 (Rep. Brann)
12. Testimony regarding HB 5856 (Rep. S. Johnson).
13. Testimony regarding HB 5857 (Rep. O'Malley)
14. Testimony regarding HB 6235 (Rep. Neeley).
15. Testimony regarding HCR 29 (Rep. LaFave).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Runestad, Chang and Irwin, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 1, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB 5844, HB's 5846-5857, HB 6235 and HCR 29, and invited Rep. Kahle to summarize
the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony via Zoom regarding HB 5844, HB's 5846-
5857, HB 6235 and HCR 29:
Kimberly Buddin, ACLU Michigan – Support
Diana Prichard, Americans for Prosperity – Support
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrator – Support
Beatrice Friedlander, Attorneys for Animals – Oppose HB 5856
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony before the committee regarding HB
5844, HB's 5846-5847, HB 5849-5857, HB 6235 and HCR 29:
David Guenther, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support
Alex Rossman, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Kathy Hagenian, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Support
Meghann Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Support
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
Judge Harvey J. Hoffman, Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals – Support HB 5854
Bruce Timmons, Citizen – No Position
Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs' Association – Support
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
Paul Stankewitz, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support HB's 5844, 5846, 5847, 5849-5857
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:57 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 10/13/2020