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
November 2, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Tuesday, November 2,
2021, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 654 (Sen. Bumstead) with recommendation and immediate effect.
2.
Reported SB 694 (S-2) (Sen. Bumstead) with recommendation and immediate effect.
3.
Reported HB 5259 (Rep. Meerman) with recommendation and immediate effect.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:31 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 October 14, 2021.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 654 and invited Sen. Bumstead to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 654:
Via Zoom - The Honorable Robert D. Springstead, Circuit Court Judge – Support
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrative Office – Support
The Chair brought up SB 694 and invited Sen. Bumstead to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 694:
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrative Office – Support
Via Zoom - Sandra Vanderhyde, Muskegon County Circuit Court Administrator – Support
Via Zoom - Judge William C. Marietti, Muskegon County Circuit Court – Support
Judge Darnell Jackson, Chief Judge, 10th Circuit Court, Saginaw County – Support
Senator Ken Horn – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 694:
Representative Amos O'Neal – Support
Bill Zaagman, GCSI, Muskegon County – Support
Roger Squires, Chief, Whitehall Police Department – Support
DJ Hilson, Muskegon County Prosecutor – Support
Timothy G. Hicks, Chief Judge, Muskegon County Probate and Circuit Courts - Support
The Chair brought up HB 5259 and invited Rep. Meerman to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5259:
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrative Office – Support
Jon VanAllsburg, Chief Judge 20th Circuit Court Ottawa County - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 5259:
Bob DeVries, GCSI, Ottawa County - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report SB 654 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 654. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to SB 694 and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt amendment #1 to SB 694. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed amendment was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 694, as amended. The vote
was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 694 (S-1), as amended, as a clean substitute, to
the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 694. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5259 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was a follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed bill was reported.
The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5259. 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 9:19 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 01/27/2022