MEMBERS:
SEN. MALLORY MCMORROW, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. ERIKA GEISS
SEN. DAYNA POLEHANKI
SEN. EDWARD MCBROOM, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JONATHAN LINDSEY
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT
SENATOR SAM SINGH
CHAIR
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
October 18, 2023
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Oversight was scheduled for Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 8:30 a.m.,
in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 493 (Sen. Santana).
The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Singh, Sen.(s) McMorrow, Geiss, Polehanki and McBroom, a quorum
was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McBroom to adopt the meeting minutes from September 13, 2023.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair made a motion to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Lindsey was
excused from the meeting.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 493:
Sen. Sylvia Santana – Support
Keith Barber, Michigan Corrections Ombudsman – Support
Charlene Burkett, Indiana Department of Corrections Ombudsman – Support
Maria Goellner, Families for Justice Reform – Support
Meghann Sanger, William Walker, and Lois Pullano, Citizens for Prison Reform – Support
Kyle Kaminski, Michigan Department of Corrections – Opposition
The Chair read the cards of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 493:
Jack Wagner, Michigan Justice Advocacy – Support
Tony Gant, Nation Outside – Support
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
At 9:19 a.m., the Chair left the meeting and the Vice Chair presided.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair entertained a motion by Sen. McMorrow to
adjourn the committee at 9:24 a.m.. Without objection, the committee was adjourned.
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Date adopted by committee: 10/25/23
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