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
October 24, 2019
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, October 24,
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 HB 4102 (Rep. Marino).
2.Testimony regarding HB 4103 (Rep. Guerra).
3. Testimony regarding HB 4104 (Rep. LaFave).
4. Testimony regarding HB 4105 (Rep. Berman).
5. Testimony regarding HB 4106 (Rep. Wittenberg).
6. Testimony regarding HB 4107 (Rep. Farrington).
7. Testimony regarding HB 4031 (Rep. Brann).
8. Testimony regarding HB 4032 (Rep. Brann).
9. Testimony regarding SB 253 (Sen. Lucido).
10. Reported HB 4306 (Rep. Cole) with recommendation and immediate effect.
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:33 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, Chang
and Irwin, a quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from October 10, 2019.
Without objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair invited Rep. Brann, and Kyle Kaminski, Michigan Department of Corrections Legislative Liaison, to
summarize HB 4031 and HB 4032.
The Chair invited Rep. Marino to summarize HB's 4102-4107, commonly known as the 'cryptocurrency
package'.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4104:
Jody White, Citizen – no position listed
Victoria McCassey, Citizen – No position listed
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 4102-4107:
Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support
Sgt. Chris Gerard, Michigan State Police - Neutral
The Chair summarized SB 253 and invited Brian Westrin of the Michigan Realtors to present testimony.
The Chair brought up HB 4306 (Rep. Cole) which received testimony during the June 13, 2019 committee
hearing.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 4306:
Lisa McGraw, Michigan Press Association - Support
Brad Thompson, Detroit Legal News - Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 4306 to the floor with recommendation that it
pass. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad and Chang
Nays: Sen. Irwin
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chairman moved recommend immediate effect for HB 4306. Without objection, immediate effect was
recommended.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the meeting. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:32 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 10/31/2019