HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE
REP. KARA HOPE
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Criminal Justice was called to order by Chair Hope.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Absent: Rep. Harris.
Excused: Rep. Harris.
Representative Andrews moved to adopt the meeting minutes from November 12, 2024.
There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
The Chair laid SB 657 and SB 658 before the committee:
SB 657
(Sen. Polehanki)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section 50
(MCL 750.50), as amended by 2019 PA 135.
SB 658
(Sen. Wojno)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section 50b
(MCL 750.50b), as amended by 2018 PA 452.
Senator Polehanki testified in support of SB 657 and SB 658.
Bill Drake, representing Senator Wonjo, testified in support of SB 657 and SB 658.
Ann Griffin, representing Michigan Humane, testified in support of SB 657 and SB 658.
Tanya Hilgendorf, representing the Humane Society of Huron Valley, testified in support of
SB 657 and SB 658.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 657 and SB 658, but did not wish to
speak:
Elise Ramsey, representing the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
Cory Keller, representing the Friends for Animals of Metro Detroit.
Beatrice Friedlander, representing the Attorneys for Animals.
Lidya Sattler, representing the Jackson County Animal Shelter / Animal Control.
Mike Compagnoni, representing the Humane Society of the United States.
The Chair laid HB 4431, HB 4432 and HB 4433 before the committee:
HB 4431
(Rep. Arbit)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending sections 158
and 159 (MCL 750.158 and 750.159).
HB 4432
(Rep. Dievendorf)
A bill to amend 1925 PA 289, entitled "An act to
create and maintain a fingerprint identification and
criminal history records division within the
department of state police; to require peace
officers, persons in charge of certain institutions,
and others to make reports respecting juvenile
offenses, crimes, and criminals to the state police;
to require the fingerprinting of an accused by
certain persons; and to provide penalties and
remedies for a violation of this act," by amending
section 3 (MCL 28.243), as amended by 2018 PA
67.
HB 4433
(Rep. Rheingans)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending section 9 of
chapter VI and section 16i of chapter XVII (MCL
766.9 and 777.16i), section 9 of chapter VI as
amended by 1988 PA 106 and section 16i of
chapter XVII as amended by 2012 PA 169.
Representative Arbit testified in support of HB 4431, HB 4432 and HB 4433.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4431, HB 4432 and HB 4433, but
did not wish to speak:
Emma Zanotti, representing the Equality Michigan Action Network.
Gabrielle Dresner, representing the ACLU Michigan.
Brandon Lanyon, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan.
Representative Arbit moved to report out HB 4431 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-2-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: Reps. Filler, Mueller.
Representative Andrews moved to report out HB 4432 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-2-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: Reps. Filler, Mueller.
Representative Dievendorf moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4433. The motion
prevailed 8-2-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: Reps. Filler, Mueller.
Representative Tsernoglou moved to report out HB 4433 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 8-2-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: Reps. Filler, Mueller.
Chair Hope returned to SB 657 and SB 658.
Representative Tsernoglou moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 657. The motion prevailed
12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Andrews moved to report out SB 657 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
1). The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to SB 658. The motion
prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Breen moved to report out SB 658 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 5828 before the committee:
HB 5828
(Rep. Young)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953," (MCL 791.201 to
791.285) by adding section 64a.
Representative Young testified in support of HB 5828.
Terra DeFoe, representing Emilio DeFoe, testified in support of HB 5828.
Trudy Williams, representing Terra DeFoe, testified in support of HB 5828.
Kyle Kaminski, representing the Michigan Department of Corrections, testified with a neutral
position on HB 5828.
The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5828, but did not wish to speak:
Lois Pullano, representing Citizens for Prison Reform.
Representative Young moved to report out HB 5828 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-1-3:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Rep. Bezotte.
Pass: Reps. Filler, Mueller, BeGole.
The Chair laid HB 4160, HB 4161, HB 4162, HB 4163 and HB 4164 before the committee:
HB 4160
(Rep. Young)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953," by amending section
34 (MCL 791.234), as amended by 2019 PA 14.
HB 4161
(Rep. Wilson)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 17764 (MCL
333.17764), as amended by 2004 PA 214.
HB 4162
(Rep. O'Neal)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending sections 16,
18, 200i, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211a, 316, 436, and
543f (MCL 750.16, 750.18, 750.200i, 750.204,
750.207, 750.209, 750.210, 750.211a, 750.316,
750.436, and 750.543f), sections 16, 18, 200i, 204,
207, 209, 210, 211a, 436, and 543f as amended by
2014 PA 23 and section 316 as amended by 2022
PA 149, and by adding section 506b.
HB 4163
(Rep. Hope)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 1
and 1b of chapter IX (MCL 769.1 and 769.1b),
section 1 as amended by 1999 PA 87 and section
1b as amended by 1998 PA 520; and to repeal acts
and parts of acts.
HB 4164
(Rep. VanderWall)
A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled "Probate
code of 1939," by amending section 18 of chapter
XIIA (MCL 712A.18), as amended by 2022 PA
209.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to adopt substitute (H-5) to HB 4160. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Young moved to report out HB 4160 with recommendation, as substitute (H-
5). The motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Dievendorf moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4161. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Tsernoglou moved to report out HB 4161 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Andrews moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to HB 4162. The motion prevailed
8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to report out HB 4162 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-3). The motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Young moved to report out HB 4163 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Dievendorf moved to report out HB 4164 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 813 before the committee:
SB 813
(Sen. Cherry)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section
2163a (MCL 600.2163a), as amended by 2018 PA
343.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to report out SB 813 with the recommendation that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Judiciary. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler,
Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 6015, HB 6016 and HB 6017 before the committee:
HB 6015
(Rep. Tsernoglou)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section 50
(MCL 750.50), as amended by 2019 PA 135.
HB 6016
(Rep. McFall)
A bill to amend 2007 PA 132, entitled "Animal
welfare fund act," by amending section 2 (MCL
287.992).
HB 6017
(Rep. Mentzer)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised
judicature act of 1961," by amending section 2950
(MCL 600.2950), as amended by 2018 PA 146.
The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 6015, but did not wish to speak:
Joe Hudson, representing the UP Bear Hunters Association.
Mike Thorman, representing the Michigan Hunting Dog Federation.
Keith Schafer, representing the Michigan Bear Hunters Association.
Representative Young moved to report out HB 6015 with the recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler,
Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Arbit moved to report out HB 6016 with the recommendation that the bill be
referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler,
Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Dievendorf moved to report out HB 6017 with the recommendation that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance. The motion
prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler,
Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4556, HB 4557, HB 4558, HB 4559 and HB 4560 before the committee:
HB 4556
(Rep. Hope)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code
of criminal procedure," by amending sections 12
and 25 of chapter IX (MCL 769.12 and 769.25),
section 12 as amended by 2012 PA 319 and
section 25 as added by 2014 PA 22, and by adding
sections 27a, 27b, 27c, 27d, 27e, 27f, 27g, and 27h
to chapter IX.
HB 4557
(Rep. Neeley)
A bill to amend 1953 PA 232, entitled
"Corrections code of 1953," by amending sections
33e and 34 (MCL 791.233e and 791.234), section
33e as amended by 2022 PA 28 and section 34 as
amended by 2019 PA 14, and by adding section
34e.
HB 4558
(Rep. Wilson)
A bill to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled "William Van
Regenmorter crime victim's rights act," by
amending sections 13 and 41 (MCL 780.763 and
780.791), section 41 as amended by 2000 PA 503.
HB 4559
(Rep. McKinney)
A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled "Public
health code," by amending section 17764 (MCL
333.17764), as amended by 2004 PA 214.
HB 4560
(Rep. Aiyash)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending sections 16,
18, 200i, 204, 207, 209, 210, 211a, 227b, 316,
436, 520b, and 543f (MCL 750.16, 750.18,
750.200i, 750.204, 750.207, 750.209, 750.210,
750.211a, 750.227b, 750.316, 750.436, 750.520b,
and 750.543f), sections 16, 18, 200i, 204, 207,
209, 210, 211a, 436, 520b, and 543f as amended
by 2014 PA 23, section 227b as amended by 2015
PA 26, and section 316 as amended by 2022 PA
149.
Representative Andrews moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4556. The motion prevailed
8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to report out HB 4556 with recommendation, as
substitute (H-1). The motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Young moved to adopt substitute (H-2) to HB 4557. The motion prevailed 8-
4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Dievendorf moved to report out HB 4557 with recommendation, as substitute
(H-2). The motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Tsernoglou moved to report out HB 4558 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Andrews moved to report out HB 4559 with recommendation. The motion
prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Tyrone Carter moved to report out HB 4560 with recommendation. The
motion prevailed 8-4-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf,
Tsernoglou.
Nays: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, BeGole.
Pass: None.
Representative Young moved to excuse Representative Harris from the meeting. There being
no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hope adjourned the meeting at
10:15 AM.
Representative Kara Hope, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov