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- Meeting date
- 2020-09-17
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-17 08:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2020-09-17 08:34:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2020-09-17 10:24:00.000000
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2020-09-17 10:24:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-09-17 08:34:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-155
- Committee name
- Judiciary and Public Safety
- Evidence text
- 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 PETER J. LUCIDO CHAIR 3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7670 FAX: (517) 373-5958 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES September 17, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 2020, at 8:30 a.m., in the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Testimony regarding SB 790 (Sen. Runestad). 2. Reported HB 4315 (Rep. Mueller) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported HB 4316 (Rep. LaGrand) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Reported HB 5054 (Rep. Farrington) with recommendation and immediate effect. 5. Reported HB 5055 (Rep. Calley) with recommendation and immediate effect. 6. Reported HB 5056 (Rep. Pagen) with recommendation and immediate effect. 7. Reported HB 5057 (Rep. Rendon) with recommendation and immediate effect. 8. Reported HB 5058 (Rep. Bolden) with recommendation and immediate effect. 9. Testimony regarding SB 895 (Sen. Runestad). 10. Testimony regarding SB 1092 (Sen. Lucido). 11. Testimony regarding SB 864 (Sen. Lucido). The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Lucido, 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 September 10, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up SB 790 and invited Sen. Runestad to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 790: Chief Justice McCormack – Support Jody White, Citizen – Oppose Dorsha Magee, Citizen – No Position Tonja Brummitt Hayes, Citizen – Support Greg Adkins, Citizen – Oppose The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 790: Jess Averill-Hammond, MI Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board – Oppose The Chair brought up HB's 4315 - 4316 and summarized the bills. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 4315-4316: Ken Grabowski, Police Offices Association of Michigan – Support HB 4315 Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs' Association – Support Sgt. Chris Gerard, Michigan State Police - Support Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to HB 4315 and summarized the amendment. The Chair moved to adopt amendment #1 to HB 4315. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. Sen. Chang offered amendment #2 to HB 4315 and summarized the amendment. The Chair moved to adopt amendment #2 to HB 4315. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report HB 4315, as amended, as a clean substitute to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 4315. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to HB 4316 and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to adopt amendment #1 to HB 4316. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 4316, as amended, as a clean substitute to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 4316. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair brought up HB's 5054 – 5058 and summarized the bills. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 5054 - 5058: Jess Averill-Hammond, MI Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report HB 5054 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5054. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5055 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5055. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report HB 5056 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5056. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5057 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5057. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report HB 5058 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen (s). VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5058. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair brought up SB 895 and invited Sen. Runestad to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 895: Chief Judge Murray, via Zoom – Support Bradley Hall, State Appellate Defender Office – Oppose Judge Virgil Smith, Sr. Retired – Support Christopher Yates, Michigan Judges Association – Oppose The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 895: Pat Rugiero, Roman Village Restaurants – Support Randy Oram, International Outdoor – Support Judge Keith Hunt – Support Judge Leona Lloyd, Retired – Support Klint Kesto – Support Judge Dana Hathaway - Support The Chair brought up SB 864 and SB 1092 and summarized the bills. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 864: Bill Zaagman, GCSI, MI Association of Municipal Clerks – Oppose Stephanie Johnson, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police – Oppose Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 1092: Bill Zaagman, GCSI, MI Association of Municipal Clerks – Oppose Stephanie Johnson, Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police – Oppose Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs Association – Oppose Adam Reams, Michigan Department of State - Oppose There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 10:24 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee:
- Location
- the Harry T. Gast Appropriations Room, 3rd Floor, Capitol Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2020-09-17
- Meeting id
- meeting-3145
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-09-17 08:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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