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- Meeting date
- 2025-02-19
- Scheduled start
- 2025-02-19 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2025-02-19 11:31:00.000000
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2025-02-19 11:31:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-30
- Committee name
- Judiciary
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY REP. SARAH LIGHTNER CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES The House Committee on Judiciary was called to order by Chair Lightner. The Clerk read a letter dated January 30th, 2025, from House Speaker Matt Hall which appointed members of the Committee on Judiciary. 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. Chair Lightner stated that the House Committee on Judiciary will follow the Uniform Committee Rules, stated in the House Standing Rules, that were adopted on the House Floor. Chair Lightner offered the following proposed committee rule: At the discretion of the committee chair, a member of the public may address the committee regarding business before the committee. The committee may accept written testimony in lieu of oral testimony. Representative Begole moved to adopt the proposed committee rule. The motion prevailed 10-0- 0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter, Hope and Breen. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Schuette moved to adopt Wednesdays at 10:30 AM, in room 521 of the House Office Building as the normal day, time, and location for meetings of the House Judiciary Committee. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 10:30 AM Room 521, House Office Building FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter, Hope and Breen. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4021 before the committee: Representative Aragona, testified in support of HB 4021. Questions and discussions followed. Bruce Timmons, representing himself, testified in opposition to HB 4021. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4021, but did not wish to speak: Judge Karen Valvo, representing the Michigan District Judges Association. Shawn Cecil, representing the Michigan Realtors. Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4021, but did not wish to speak: Jim Schaafsma, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. Lisa Chapman, representing the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness. The Chair laid HB 4018 before the committee: Representative Mueller, testified in support of HB 4018. Questions and discussions followed. Dan Pfannes, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, testified in support of HB 4018. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4018, but did not wish to speak: Michael Sauger, representing the Michigan Fraternal Order of Police. Bob Stevenson, representing the Michigan Association of Police Chiefs. James Johnson, representing the Michigan Association of Counties. Matt Sowash, representing the Police Officers Association of Michigan. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4018, but did not wish to speak: Chardae Burton, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Legislative Affairs. HB 4021 (Rep. Aragona) A bill to amend 1961 PA 236, entitled "Revised judicature act of 1961," by amending sections 5735 and 8511 (MCL 600.5735 and 600.8511), section 5735 as amended by 2004 PA 105 and section 8511 as amended by 2014 PA 124. HB 4018 (Rep. Mueller) A bill to amend 1939 PA 288, entitled "Probate code of 1939," by amending section 16 (MCL 712A.16), as amended by 2023 PA 290. Chair Lightner laid before the committee a presentation from the Michigan State Police. Sergeant Kristina Lidak Droste and Sergeant Travis Fletcher, both representing the Michigan State Police, gave a presentation to the committee. Questions and discussion followed. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at 11:31 AM. Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2025-02-19
- Meeting id
- meeting-24
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2025-02-19 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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