HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. GRAHAM FILLER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
9:00 AM
Room 519, House Office Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Filler.
The Clerk read a letter from House Speaker Jason Wentworth which appointed members of
the House Judiciary Committee.
The Chair requested attendance be called:
Present: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, Berman, Wozniak,
Clements, LaGrand, Yancey, Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Berman joined the committee remotely.
Representative Mueller moved to adopt Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in room 519 of the House
Office Building as the day, time, and location for regularly scheduled meetings of the House
Judiciary Committee.
The motion prevailed 12-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Filler, Mueller, Steven Johnson, Kahle, Rendon, Wozniak, Clements,
LaGrand, Yancey, Bolden, Hope, Breen.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Chairman Filler announced that the House Judiciary Committee will follow Chapter IV, as
stated in the House Standing Rules, that were adopted on the House Floor.
Chairman Filler laid before the committee a presentation by the Prosecuting Attorneys
Association of Michigan. Chris Becker, Prosecuting Attorney of Kent County, and DJ Hilson,
Prosecuting Attorney of Muskegon County, gave a presentation to the committee. Questions
and discussion followed.
Chairman Filler laid before the committee a presentation by the Criminal Defense Attorneys
of Michigan (CDAM). Jessica Zimbelman, representing the Criminal Defense Attorneys of
Michigan, gave a presentation to the committee.
There being no further business before the committee, Chairman Graham Filler adjourned the
meeting at 9:52 AM.
Representative Graham Filler, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov