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
**DRAFT**
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
May 2, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
May 2, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 617 (Sen. McCann).
2. Testimony regarding SB 618 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt).
3. Testimony regarding SB 688 (Sen. Chang).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:03 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 18, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB’s 617 -618, and invited Sen. McCann to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 617-618:
Matt Penniman, League of Michigan Bicyclists – Support
Paul Rennels, Self – Support
Jennifer Johnson, Self – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 617-618:
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of MI – Support
Jane Horal, GoLivCo Horal Family Foundation – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 618. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 688 and summarized the bill for the committee.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 688:
Dean Sheryl Kubiak, Wayne State University – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 688:
Jennifer Peacock, Michigan Center for Youth Justice - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:46 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: