HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. GRAHAM FILLER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Filler.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, Berman,
LaGrand, Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Absent: Reps. Clements, Yancey.
Excused: None.
Representative Mueller moved to adopt the meeting minutes from January 12, 2022. There
being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4701 before the committee:
HB 4701
(Rep. Howell)
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan
vehicle code," by amending sections 319b, 625a,
625c, and 625g (MCL 257.319b, 257.625a,
257.625c, and 257.625g), section 319b as
amended by 2015 PA 11, sections 625a and 625g
as amended by 2017 PA 153, and section 625c as
amended by 2014 PA 315, and by adding section
36d.
Representative Howell testified in support of HB 4701. Questions and discussion followed.
Erin Holmes, Director of Global Road Safety for Abbott Labs testified in support of HB
4701. Questions and discussion followed.
The Chair laid SB 654 before the committee:
SB 654
(Sen. Bumstead)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 528,
549c, 550a, 8143, 8144, and 8176 (MCL 600.528,
600.549c, 600.550a, 600.8143, 600.8144, and
600.8176), section 528 as amended by 2012 PA
18, section 550a as amended by 2012 PA 36,
sections 8143 and 8176 as amended by 2002 PA
92, and section 8144 as amended by 2020 PA 82.
Representative Rendon moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 654. The motion prevailed 10-
0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Rendon moved to report out SB 654 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 10-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 694 before the committee:
SB 694
(Sen. Bumstead)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 504,
511, 515, and 521 (MCL 600.504, 600.511,
600.515, and 600.521), section 504 as amended by
2014 PA 59, section 511 as amended by 2018 PA
6, and section 521 as amended by 2001 PA 256.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 694, but did not wish to speak:
Barb Farrah, representing Wayne County.
Representative Kahle moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 694. The motion prevailed 10-0-
0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
At 9:24 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 9:25 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Representative LaGrand moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to SB 694. The motion did not
prevail 4-6-1:
UNFAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. LaGrand, Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon.
Pass: Rep. Berman.
Representative Rendon moved to report out SB 694 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, Berman, LaGrand,
Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4195 before the committee:
HB 4195
(Rep. Hornberger)
A bill to amend 1846 RS 84, entitled "Of divorce,"
(MCL 552.1 to 552.45) by adding section 6a.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4195, but did not wish to speak:
Jess Averill-Hammond, representing the Michigan Domestic Violence Prevention and
Treatment Board.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4195. The motion
prevailed 10-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Berman.
Representative Steven Johnson moved to report out HB 4195 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 10-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Berman.
The Chair laid SB 244 before the committee:
SB 244
(Sen. Runestad)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section 1910
(MCL 600.1910), as amended by 1994 PA 403.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 244, but did not wish to speak:
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan.
Representative Mueller moved to report out SB 244 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 10-0-1:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Griffin, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, LaGrand, Bolden,
Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: Rep. Berman.
The Chair laid HB 4173 before the committee:
HB 4173
(Rep. Hope)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 19 of
chapter XVI (MCL 776.19).
Representative Hood and Sheriff Scott Wrigglesworth, representing Ingham County and the
Michigan Sheriffs' Association, testified together in support of HB 4173. Questions and
discussion followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4173, but did not wish to speak:
Meghann Keit-Corrion, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
The Chair laid HB 5588 and HB 5589 before the committee:
HB 5588
(Rep. Clements)
A bill to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled "Dog law of
1919," by amending section 14a (MCL 287.274a),
as added by 2006 PA 551.
HB 5589
(Rep. Puri)
A bill to amend 1988 PA 426, entitled "An act to
regulate dangerous animals; to provide for the
confinement, tattooing, or destruction of
dangerous animals; and to provide penalties for
the owners or keepers of dangerous animals that
attack human beings," by amending the title and
section 2 (MCL 287.322).
Representative Puri; Jacob McLaughlin, from Representative Clements office; and Ashley
Steffen, representing the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, testified
together in support of HB 5588 and HB 5589. Questions and discussion followed.
Chairman Filler returned to HB 4701.
The following people submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4701, but did not wish
to speak:
Sgt. Fletcher and Sgt. McGhee, representing the Michigan State Police.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4701, but did not wish to speak:
Shelly Stahl, representing the Wine Institute.
Boro Reljic, representing Abbott Labs.
Darrin Grondel, representing the National Alliance to Stop Impaired Driving (NASID).
Brandy Axdahl, representing Responsibility.org.
Tiffany Hauser, representing AAA Michigan.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4701, but did not wish to speak:
Merissa Kovach, representing the ACLU of Michigan.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Filler adjourned the meeting at
9:42 AM.
Representative Graham Filler, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov