MEMBERS:
SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR
SEN. TOM BARRETT
SEN. RUTH A. 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 OFFICE BUILDING
P.O. BOX 30036
LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536
PHONE: (517) 373-6920
FAX: (517) 373-2751
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
January 27, 2022
A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, January 27,
2022, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building.
The agenda summary is as follows:
1.
Testimony regarding SB 626 (Sen. LaSata).
2.
Testimony regarding HB 4821 (Rep. Beson).
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: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Johnson, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin, a
quorum was present.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the revised 2021-2022 Senate Committee on
Judiciary and Public Safety committee rules. The vote was as follows:
Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Johnson, Wozniak and Irwin
Nays: None
The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted.
The Chair welcomed Sen. Wozniak to the Committee.
At 8:39 a.m. Sen. Chang entered the meeting.
The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wozniak to adopt the meeting minutes from November 2, 2021. Without
objection, the minutes were adopted.
The Chair brought up SB 626 and HB 4821 and invited Sen. LaSata and Rep. Beson to summarize the bills.
The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 626 and HB 4821:
Via Zoom – Mike Sauger, Michigan Fraternal Order of Police - Support
The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 626 and HB 4821:
Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriff's Association – Support
Bree Anderson, MI Department of Technology, Management and Budget – Support
Lydia Amaya, MI Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument Fund Commissioner - Oppose
The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Barrett and Runestad
were 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 8:45 a.m.
Date Adopted by Committee: 02/10/2022