MEMBERS:
SEN. SUE SHINK, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. PAUL WOJNO
SEN. JEFF IRWIN
SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA
SEN. JIM RUNESTAD, MINORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. RUTH JOHNSON
THE SENATE
COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS,
JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG
CHAIR
4100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
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COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
February 20, 2025
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday,
February 20, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., in Room 1200 of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Reported SB 81 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation.
2.
Adopted (S-1), Testimony SB 71 (Sen. Damoose) with recommendation.
3. Presentation from University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention.
The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:00 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the
following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana and Runestad a quorum
was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from February 5, 2025. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 81, and invited Sen. Shink and Rep. Lightner to summarized the bill for the
committee.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 81:
Kristen Staley, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission – Support
Jen Peacock, Michigan Coalition for Youth Justice - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 81:
James Johnson, Michigan Association of Counties – Neutral
Thom Lattig, Michigan Association for Family Court Administration – Support
Mitch Rice, Self – Support
Luchara Wallace, Rootead Enrichment Center Kalamazoo – Support
Monique Stanton, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support
Kay Perry, MI – CURE – Support
Casey Stratton, Michigan Disability Rights Coalition – Support
Bel Martin, Michigan Association of Treatment Court Professionals – Support
Beth Berglin, Michigan Transformation Collective – Support
Peri Stone-Palmquist, Student Advocacy Center of Michigan – Support
Cassie Atallah, Michigan Advocated to End Seclusion and Restraint – Support
Brittany Chambers, Kalamazoo, County Defender Inc. – Support
Andrew Chaponda, Campaign for Criminal Justice Transparency – Support
Mary Ann Scali, The Gault Center – Support
Sommer Foster, Michigan Voices – Support
Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support
Michael A. Taylor II, Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration – Support
Tom Hickson, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support
Noah Smith, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support
Jessica Zimbelman, State Appellate Defender Office – Support
John Cooper, Safe and Just Michigan – Support
Gabrielle Dresner, ACLU Michigan – Support
Kristen Staley, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission – Support
Jen Peacock, Michigan Center for Youth Justice – Support
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 81 to the floor with recommendation that it pass.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana
Nays: None
Pass: Sen. Runestad
The motion prevailed and the bill was reported.
The Chair brought up SB 71, and invited Sen. Damoose to summarize the bill.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 71. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana and Runestad
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 71:
Kim Nowack, Director, Mackinac Bridge Authority – Support
Patrick Gleason, Chair, Mackinac Bridge Authority – Support
Mark Polsdofer, Michigan Department of Transportation – Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 71:
Ron Khoury, Sault Ste. Marie Tribes of Chippewa Indians - Support
The Chair invited Dr. April Zeoli from the University of Michigan Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention to
give the committee a presentation.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding Dr. Zeoli’s presentation:
Sheriff Richard Fuller, Kalamazoo County Sheriff
Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry Inc.
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Johnson was excused
from the meeting.
There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without
objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:14 p.m.
Date adopted by committee: 03/06/2025