MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD
SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC
SAFETY
SENATOR PETER J. LUCIDO
CHAIR
3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
December 5, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, December 5,
2019, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding HB 4126 (S-2) (Rep. Albert).
2. Testimony regarding HB 4127 (S-2) (Rep. Rendon).
3. Testimony regarding SB 420 (Sen. Lucido).
4. Testimony regarding SB 533 (Sen. Lucido).
5. Testimony regarding SB 534 (Sen. Lucido).
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 Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and
Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from November 7, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Rep. Albert and Rep. Rendon to summarize HB's 4126-4127.
The Chair offered an (S-2) to HB 4126 and invited Rep. Albert to summarize the (S-2).
The Chair offered an (S-2) to HB 4127 and invited Rep. Rendon to summarize the (S-2).
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 4126. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 4127. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding HB's 4126-4127:
Dan Jarvis, Michigan Family Forum – Support
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
Rebecca Mastee, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Amy Zaagman, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health – Support
Genevieve Marnon, Right to Life – Support
The Chair summarized SB 420.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 420:
Jeff Kirkpatrick, Michigan Court Officers / Deputy Sheriffs Association – Support
Deanna Swisher, Michigan Court Officers, Deputy Sheriff and Process Server Association - Support
Vito Manzella, Court Officer – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 420:
Megan Noland, Oakland County Sheriff's Office – Support
Sgt. Chris Gerard, Michigan State Police – Neutral
The invited his Legislative Director, Justin Carpenter to summarized SB 533.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 533:
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 533:
Sgt. Nicole McGhee – Support
Noah Smith Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
The Chair summarized SB 534.
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 534:
Sgt. Chris Gerard, Michigan State Police – Support
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys 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 9:45 a.m.
Date adopted by the committee: 12/11/2019