HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
REP. SARAH LIGHTNER
CHAIR
COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
10:30 AM
Room 521, House Office
Building
The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Lightner.
The Chair requested attendance to be called:
Present: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone
Carter, Hope, Breen and Scott.
Absent: None.
Excused: None.
Representative Schuette moved to adopt the meeting minutes from October 22, 2025. There being
no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent.
The Chair laid HB 4843 before the committee:
HB 4843
(Rep. Mueller)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section
224a (MCL 750.224a), as amended by 2012
PA 122.
Representative BeGole moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 4843. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Harris moved to report out HB 4843 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 9-0-2:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter
and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: Reps. Hope and Breen.
The Chair laid HB 5079 and HB 5080 before the committee:
HB 5079
(Rep. Mueller)
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The
Michigan penal code," by amending section
479b (MCL 750.479b), as added by 1994 PA
33.
HB 5080
(Rep. Mueller)
A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The
code of criminal procedure," by amending
section 16x of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16x),
as amended by 2012 PA 323.
Representative Wozniak moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5079. The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative DeBoyer moved to report out HB 5079 with recommendation, as substitute (H-1).
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Johnsen moved to report out HB 5080 with recommendation. The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid SB 82 before the committee:
SB 82
(Sen. Chang)
A bill to protect the safety of judges and
certain other individuals; to protect certain
information of judges and certain other
individuals from disclosure; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state and local
governmental officers and certain other people
and entities; and to provide remedies.
Ellen Heinitz, from the Office of Senator Chang, testified in support of SB 82.
At 10:45 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease.
At 10:47 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order.
Jody White, representing Victims in Probate (VIPs), testified in opposition to SB 82.
Javonte Tubbs, representing his Aunt Bobby Moore-Biles, testified in opposition to SB 82.
Peter De Fillipis, representing himself, testified in opposition to SB 82.
Tom Howe, representing the citizens of Michigan, testified in opposition to SB 82.
Cynthia Mifsud, representing victim Betty Hayes, testified in opposition to SB 82.
The following people submitted a card in support of SB 82, but did not wish to speak:
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
Monica Martinez, representing the Michigan Judges Association.
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on SB 82, but did not wish to speak:
Nate Love, representing the Consumer Data Industry Association.
Representative Lightner moved to adopt substitute (H-3) to SB 82. The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative BeGole moved to report out SB 82 with recommendation, as substitute (H-3). The
motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4397 before the committee:
HB 4397
(Rep. Lightner)
A bill to protect the safety of judges and
certain other individuals; to protect certain
information of judges and certain other
individuals from disclosure; to provide for the
powers and duties of certain state and local
governmental officers and certain other people
and entities; and to provide remedies.
Chair Lightner testified in support of HB 4397. Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4397, but did not wish to
speak:
Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan.
Representative Lightner moved to adopt substitute (H-6) to HB 4397. The motion prevailed
11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
Representative Lightner moved to report out HB 4397 with recommendation, as substitute (H-6).
The motion prevailed 11-0-0:
FAVORABLE ROLL CALL
Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter,
Hope, Breen and Scott.
Nays: None.
Pass: None.
The Chair laid HB 4749 before the committee:
HB 4749
(Rep. Roth)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending
sections 810a, 8151, and 8176 (MCL
600.810a, 600.8151, and 600.8176), section
810a as amended by 2011 PA 300, section
8151 as amended by 2012 PA 33, and section
8176 as amended by 2022 PA 7, and by adding
section 8165.
Representative Roth testified in support of HB 4749. Questions and discussions followed.
Antrim County Probate Judge Truesdell testified in support of HB 4749. Questions and
discussions followed.
The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4749, but did not wish to speak:
Samantha Gibson, representing the Michigan Association of Counties.
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
The Chair laid HB 4833 before the committee:
HB 4833
(Rep. Steele)
A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled
"Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending
section 8123 (MCL 600.8123), as amended by
2018 PA 6.
Representative Steele testified in support of HB 4833. Questions and discussions followed.
Judge Diane D'Agostini, representing the 48th District Court, testified in support of HB 4833.
Questions and discussions followed.
The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4833, but did not wish to speak:
Trevor VanDyke, representing the State Court Administrative Office.
There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at
11:47 AM.
Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair
Melissa Sweet
Committee Clerk
msweet@house.mi.gov