MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH 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 BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-7670
FAX: (517) 373-5958
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
September 12, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, September 12,
2019, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Building.
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The agenda summary is as follows:
1. Testimony regarding SB 276 (S-1) (Sen. Barrett).
2. Testimony regarding SB 277 (Sen. Chang).
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The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad and Chang,
a quorum was present.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from September 5, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chairman invited Sen.(s) Barrett and Chang to summarize SB 276 and SB 277, the (S-1) version of SB 276
and two proposed amendments to SB 277.
Sen. Barrett offered an (S-1) version of SB 276.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 276. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
Sen. Barrett offered two amendments to SB 277.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt amendment #1 to SB 277. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt amendment #2 to SB 277. The vote was as
follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted.
The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 276 and SB 277:
LeDura Watkins, Citizen – Support
Darrell Siggers, Citizen – Support
Megan Richardson, University of Michigan Innocence Clinic – Support
Marla Mitchell-Cichon, Western Michigan University–Cooley Law School Innocence Project – Support
Captain Beth Clark, Michigan State Police – Oppose
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to testify before the committee regarding SB 276 and SB
277:
Robert Stevenson, Michigan Association Chiefs of Police – Oppose
Blaine Koops, Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose
David Guenther, Mackinac Center for Public Policy – Support
Anne Patnaude, Americans for Prosperity – Support
Beth Powers, Innocence Project – Support
JoAnn Davenport, Citizen – Support
Merissa Kovach, American Civil Liberties Union – Support
Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Due to time constrains, the following individual were unable to present testimony regarding SB 276 and
SB 277:
Mr. Jeff Nye, Michigan State Police – Oppose
Bob Koteles, Oakland County Sheriff's Office – Oppose
Due to senate session, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without objection, the committee was
adjourned at 9:47 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 10/03/2019