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
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
March 14, 2024
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
March 14, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Reported HB 5207 (Rep. Stechloff) with recommendation.
2. Reported HB 5208 (Rep. Morse) with recommendation.
3. Reported HB 5209 (Rep. Breen) with recommendation.
4. Reported HB 5210 (Rep. Hoskins) with recommendation.
5. Reported HB 5211 (Rep. Conlin) with recommendation.
6. Reported HB 5212 (Rep. Morgan) with recommendation.
7. Reported HB 5213 (Rep. Tsernoglou) with recommendation.
8. Reported HB 5214 (Rep. Pohutsky) with recommendation.
9. Reported HB 5215 (Rep. O’Neal) with recommendtion.
10. Testimony regarding HB 4718 (Rep. Pohutsky).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:37 a.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 March 7, 2024. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up HB’s 5207-5215.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB’s 5207-5215:
Katherine Bussard, Self – Oppose
Emily Murray Joseph, Michigan fertility Alliance - Support
Patience Griswold, ThemBeforeUs.com – Oppose
Linda Kingston, Self – Oppose
Polly Crozier, GLAD – Support
The following cards were submitted by those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB’s 5207-5215:
Laura Musenberg, MFA – Support
Jen Valente, MFA – Support
Randy Block, MI Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network – Support
Emme Zanotti, Equality Michigan – Support
Cherish Paska, MFA - Support
Sen. Runestad offered amendments #1, #2 and #3 to HB 5207.
The Chair invited Sen. Runestad to summarize his amendments.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the Runestad amendment #1 to HB 5207. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the Runestad amendment #2 to HB 5207. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the Runestad amendment #3 to HB 5207. The vote
was as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted.
Sen. Johnson offered amendments #1 and #2 to HB 5207.
The Chair invited Sen. Johnson to summarize her amendments.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt the Johnson amendment #1 to HB 5207. The vote was
as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt the Johnson amendment #2 to HB 5207. The vote was
as follows:
Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5207 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report HB 5208 to the floor with recommendation that is
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report HB 5209 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 5210 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5211 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report HB 5212 to the floor with recommendation that is
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report HB 5213 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 5214 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5215 to the floor with recommendation that is pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up HB 4718, and invited Rep. Pohutsky to summarize the bill.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4718:
Angie Martell, LGBTQ Section of the State Bar of Michigan – Support
Emme Zanotti, Equality Michigan – Support
Dakota Torolski, Human Rights Campaign – Support
The following cards were submitted by those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4718:
Jess Averill, Michigan Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – Support
Rachel Richards, MI League for Public Policy - Support
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:01 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/21/2024