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 27, 2020
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Tuesday, October 27,
2020, at 10:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 798 (Sen. MacDonald).
2. Testimony regarding SB 1093 (Sen. Lucido).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 21, 2020.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Sen. MacDonald to summarize SB 798.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 798:
Scott Teter, MI Department of Attorney General – Support
David Knezek, MI Department of Attorney General – Support
Daniel Hilker, Chalgian & Tripp – Oppose
Jody White, Citizen – No position
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 798:
Robert Kennedy, MI Guardianship Association – Support
Alison Hirschel, MI Elder Justice Initiative - Support
The Chair summarized SB 1093.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1093:
Tom Boyd, State Court Administrator – Support
Aaron Stephens, Mayor, City of East Lansing – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 1093:
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
Matt Saxton, MI Sheriffs Association - Oppose
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 11:24 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 11/05/2020