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 ROGER VICTORY
CHAIR
4100 BINSFELD BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-6920
FAX: (517) 373-2751
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
June 3, 2021
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, June 3, 2021, at
8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
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The agenda summary is as follow:
1. Testimony regarding SB 473 (Sen. Victory).
2. Testimony regarding SB 474 (Sen. Moss).
3. Testimony regarding SB 475 (Sen. Horn).
4. Testimony regarding SB 476 (Sen. Ananich).
5. Testimony regarding SB 477 (Sen. Hollier).
6. Testimony regarding SB 478 (Sen. Runestad).
7. Testimony regarding SB 479 (Sen. Geiss).
8. Testimony regarding SB 480 (Sen. Johnson).
9. Testimony regarding SB 481 (Sen. Chang).
10. Testimony regarding SB 482 (Sen. Irwin).
11. Testimony regarding SB 483 (Sen. MacDonald).
12. Testimony regarding SB 484 (Sen. Bullock).
13. Testimony regarding SB 375 (Sen. Santana).
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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 Victory, 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 May 27, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB's 473 – 484, SB 375, and made opening remarks to the committee.
The Chair invited Sen. Geiss to summarize SB 479 for the committee. Member questions followed.
The Chair invited Sen. Johnson to summarize SB 480. Member questions followed.
The Chair invited Sen. Chang to summarize SB 481. Member questions followed.
The Chair invited Sen. Irwin to summarize SB 482. Member questions followed.
The Chair summarize SB 483 for Sen. McDonald.
The Chair invited Sen. Bullock to summarize SB 484. Member questions followed.
The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarize SB 375. Member questions followed.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony via Zoom regarding SB's 473-483 and SB 375:
Theodore Nelson, Law Enforcement Action Partnership – Support
DeRay McKesson, Campaign Zero – Support
Julie Hurwitz, Goodman and Hurwitz – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB's 473-483 and SB 375:
Shelli Weisberg, ACLU Michigan - Support
Herasanna Richards, Michigan Municipal League – Support SB 375
Meghann Keit, Michigan Association of Counties – Support SB 375
Ray Sholtz, Michigan Corrections Organization – Oppose SB 477
Due to senate session the following individual was unable to testify regarding SB's 473 – 483 and SB 375:
Madeline Buckler, FREED Peoples – Support
Cciara Mosella FREED Peoples – Support
Ralph Godbee, Triumph Church – Support
Teferi Brent Dignity of Detroit – Support
Parry Woods, Dignity of Detroit - support
Ryder Rodriguez, Self – Support SB 483
Ryder Rodriguez, Self – Oppose SB 473-482 and SB 484
The Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:53 a.m.
Date adopted by committee: 06/08/2021
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