MEMBERS:
SEN. PAUL WOJNO, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
SENATOR JEREMY MOSS
CHAIR
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LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 21, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics was scheduled for Wednesday, February 21, 2024,
at 12:00 noon, in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 4127 (Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou) with recommendation.
2. Reported HB 4128 (S-1) (Rep. Stephanie A. Young) with recommendation.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:01 p.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, Chang, Johnson and
McBroom, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the meeting minutes from February 7, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 4128. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson and McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4127 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson and McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to report the (S-1) version of HB 4128 to the floor with
recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Moss, Sen.(s) Wojno, Santana, McMorrow, and Chang.
Nays: Sen.(s) Johnson and McBroom.
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
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The following individuals, wishing to testify, were unable to speak due to the time constraints:
Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry – Opposition
Nicolas Buggia, NRA – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB 4127
and HB 4128:
Branden Boudreau, Great Lakes Gun Rights – Opposition
Mary Pollock, American Assoc. of University Women of MI – Support
Jonah Minkoff-Zern, Public Citizen's Democracy Campaign – Support
Ryan Bates, End Gun Violence Michigan – Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:03 p.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: March 13, 2024
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