HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. GRAHAM FILLER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, December 16,
2020
9:00
AM
Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol
Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Filler.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Filler, LaFave, Farrington, Howell, Steven Johnson, Rendon, Berman,
Wozniak, LaGrand, Guerra, Elder, Yancey, Bolden.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
At 9:04 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:24 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative Howell moved to adopt the meeting minutes from December 15, 2020. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1048, SB 1049, SB 1050 and SB 1051 before the
committee:
SB 1046
(Sen. Victory)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 9c
and 9f of chapter IV (MCL 764.9c and 764.9f),
section 9c of chapter IV as amended by 2001 PA
208 and section 9f of chapter IV as amended by
1999 PA 76.
SB 1047
(Sen. Irwin)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 1,
1a, and 9e of chapter IV (MCL 764.1, 764.1a, and
764.9e), section 1 of chapter IV as amended by
2014 PA 389 and section 1a of chapter IV as
amended by 2012 PA 177, and by adding section
10d to chapter II, sections 3 and 6f to chapter IV,
and section 6e to chapter V.
SB 1048
(Sen. Santana)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 5,
31, and 34 (MCL 769.5, 769.31, and 769.34),
section 5 of chapter IX as amended by 2015 PA
216, section 31 of chapter IX as amended by 2004
PA 220, and section 34 of chapter IX as amended
by 2002 PA 666.
SB 1049
(Sen. Chang)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 11 of
chapter II (MCL 762.11), as amended by 2019 PA
100.
SB 1050
(Sen. MacDonald)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 2,
2a, 3, 4, and 4b of chapter XI (MCL 771.2, 771.2a,
771.3, 771.4, and 771.4b), section 2 of chapter XI
as amended by 2017 PA 10, section 2a of chapter
XI as amended by 2006 PA 507, section 3 of
chapter XI as amended by 2012 PA 612, section 4
of chapter XI as amended by 1998 PA 520, and
section 4b of chapter XI as added by 2017 PA 9.
SB 1051
(Sen. McBroom)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953," by amending section
36 (MCL 791.236), as amended by 2012 PA 623.
Tom Boyd, representing the Joint Task Force on Jail Pretrial Release, testified in support of
SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1048, SB 1049, SB 1050 and SB 1051. Questions and discussion
followed.
Kathy Hagenian, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence,
testified with in support of SB 1048, SB 1049, in opposition to SB 1046, SB 1050 and SB
1051 and with a neutral position on SB 1047.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 1047 and SB 1048, but
did not wish to speak:
Bruce Timmons.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1048, SB 1049,
SB 1050 and SB 1051, but did not wish to speak:
Paul Stankewitz, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference.
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans, representing the Wayne County.
Kimberly Buddin, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1048, SB 1050
and SB 1051, but did not wish to speak:
Diana Prichard, representing the Americans for Prosperity.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 1046, SB 1047 and SB
1051, but did not wish to speak:
Jess Averill-Hammond, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence
Prevention and Treatment Board.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to SB 1048 and SB 1050, but did not
wish to speak:
Jess Averill-Hammond, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence
Prevention and Treatment Board.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1049, but did not wish to speak:
Jess Averill-Hammond, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence
Prevention and Treatment Board.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1047, SB 1049, SB 1050 and SB
1051, but did not wish to speak:
Meghann Keit-Corrion, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 1046 and SB 1048, but
did not wish to speak:
Meghann Keit-Corrion, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1048, SB 1050 and SB 1051, but did
not wish to speak:
Del Chenault, representing the Reform Alliance.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 1046, SB 1047, SB 1048, SB 1049
and SB 1050, but did not wish to speak:
John Cooper, representing the Safe and Just Michigan.
Noah Smith, representing the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.
Proposed amendments were discussed.
At 9:59 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Graham Filler adjourned the
meeting from the House floor at 3:17 PM.
Representative Graham Filler, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov