MEMBERS:
SEN. SUE SHINK, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS,
JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG
CHAIR
4100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7346
FAX: (517) 373-9320
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
April 20, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
April 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 66 (Sen. Chang) with recommendation.
2.
Reported SB 67 (Sen. Lauwers) with recommendation.
3.
Reported SB 68 (Sen. Geiss) with recommendation.
4.
Reported SB 69 (Sen. Theis) with recommendation.
5.
Reported SB 70 (Sen. Johnson) with recommendation.
6.
Reported SB 71 (Sen. Hauck) with recommendation.
7.
Reported SB 72 (Sen. McDonald Rivet) with recommendation.
8.
Reported SB 73 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation.
9.
Reported SB 236 (S-1) (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation.
10.
Testimony regarding SB 119 (Sen. Irwin).
11.
Testimony regarding SB 120 (Sen. Shink).
12.
Testimony regarding SB 121 (Sen. Cavanagh).
13.
Testimony regarding SB 122 (Sen. Geiss).
14.
Testimony regarding SB 123 (Sen. Santana).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from April 13, 2023. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB’s 66 – 73 and SB 236.
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The Chair instructed the Clerk to read the cards submitted of those individuals not wishing to present testimony
regarding SB’s 66-73 and SB 236:
Jess Averill, Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – Support SB’s 66-68 and 73
Jess Averill, Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – Neutral SB 236
Dr. Sheryl Kennedy, Michigan Department of Education – Support SB 66
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 66 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 67 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 68 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 69 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report SB 70 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
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Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to report SB 71 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 72 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The
vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 73 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
Sen. Irwin offered amendment #1 to SB 236 and summarized the amendment.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt amendment #1 to SB 236. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
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The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 236, as amended, as a clean substitute to the floor
with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up SB’s 119-123, and invited Sen. Irwin to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 119-123:
Ronnie and Felecia Waters – Support
The Honorable Judge Jeffery O’Hara, retired Wayne Co. Circuit Court – Support
Jessica Zimbelman, SADO and CDAM – Support
Jose Burgos, Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network – Support
Jeff Getting, Kalamazoo Co. Prosecuting Attorney, PAAM – Oppose
Deborah LaBelle, ACLU of Michigan – Support
Due to time constraints, the following individuals where unable to present testimony regarding SB’s 119-123:
Nadia El Anani, the Adolescent Redemptive & Restorative Program – Support
John Hubbard, The Hubbard Family – Oppose
Leon Douglas, Self – Support
Bonnie Zabee, Nation Outside – Support
The Chair instructed the Clerk to read the cards of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding
SB’s 119-123:
Theresa Engstrom, Self – Support
Mary Cusack, Self – Support
Claire Ward, State Appellate Defender Office – Support
Sally Webb, Self – Support
Alicia Bowers, Self – Support
Jessica A Newton, Self and State Appellate Defender – Support
Anne Kuhnen, MI League for Public Policy, Kids Count – Support
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
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Lynette LaBrine, Self – Support
Gabrielle Dresher, ACLU of Michigan - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:49 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 04/26/2023
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