HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. KELLY A BREEN
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Breen.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Breen, Edwards, Hope, Arbit, Dievendorf, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Fink,
Wendzel, Wozniak, Outman, Johnsen.
Absent: Rep. Tyrone Carter.
Excused: Rep. Tyrone Carter.
The Chair laid HB 4823 and HB 4920 before the committee:
HB 4823
(Rep. Wozniak)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section 803
(MCL 600.803), as amended by 2022 PA 8.
HB 4920
(Rep. Fitzgerald)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section 8130
(MCL 600.8130), as amended by 2014 PA 60.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4823 and HB 4920, but did not wish
to speak:
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
Samantha Gibson, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Representative Edwards moved to report out HB 4920 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Breen, Edwards, Hope, Arbit, Dievendorf, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Fink,
Wendzel, Wozniak, Outman, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Fink moved to report out HB 4823 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Breen, Edwards, Hope, Arbit, Dievendorf, Hoskins, Tsernoglou, Fink,
Wendzel, Wozniak, Outman, Johnsen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Chair Breen laid before the committee a presentation on guardianship. Nicole Shannon,
representing the Michigan Elder Justice Initiative, gave a presentation to the committee.
Questions and discussion followed.
Representative Hope moved to adopt the meeting minutes from September 6, 2023. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
Representative Edwards moved to excuse Representative Tyrone Carter from the meeting.
There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Breen adjourned the meeting at
11:29 AM.
Representative Kelly Breen, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov