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- Meeting date
- 2026-02-25
- Scheduled start
- 2026-02-25 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-02-25 11:40:00.000000
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2026-02-25 11:40:00.000000
- 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 Wednesday, February 25, 2026 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 and Breen. Absent: Rep. Scott. Excused: Rep. Scott. Representative Harris moved to adopt the meeting minutes from February 18, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. Representative Schuette moved to excuse Representative Scott from the meeting. There being no objection the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 5125 and HB 5126 before the committee: HB 5125 (Rep. Harris) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 356e. HB 5126 (Rep. Frisbie) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 16r of chapter XVII (MCL 777.16r), as amended by 2002 PA 279. Representative Harris moved to adopt substitute (H-1) to HB 5125. The motion prevailed 7-0-2: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette and Tyrone Carter. Nays: None. Pass: Reps. Hope and Breen. Representative Harris testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Representative Frisbie testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Jon Cool, representing the Michigan Railroads Association, testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Paul Brady, Supervisory Special Agent, representing CSX Transportation, testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Paul Roosen, representing the Autowarehousing Company, testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Jill Sokacz, representing the Michigan Trucking Association, testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Ashley Kordish, representing Ralph Moyle Inc., testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. Kaitlyn Holmecki, representing the American Trucking Association, testified in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5125 and HB 5126, but did not wish to speak: Dave Worthmas, representing the Michigan Manufacturers Association. Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association. Rusty Orben, representing CSX Transportation. Drew Beardslee, representing the Michigan Retailers Association. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5125, but did not wish to speak: George Cook, representing General Motors. Valerie Knol, representing Stellantis. Angela Ayers, representing the Ford Motor Company. The Chair laid HB 5425 and HB 5426 before the committee: HB 5425 (Rep. Bierlein) A bill to amend 1994 PA 295, entitled "Sex offenders registration act," (MCL 28.721 to 28.730) by adding section 5d. HB 5426 (Rep. Bierlein) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 11b of chapter XVII (MCL 777.11b), as amended by 2023 PA 22. Representative Bierlein testified in support of HB 5425 and HB 5426. Questions and discussions followed. Logan Christian, representing himself, testified in support of HB 5425 and HB 5426. Questions and discussions followed. Danielle Helwig, representing herself, testified in support of HB 5425 and HB 5426. Questions and discussions followed. Jeremy Teddy, representing Representative Bierlein, testified in support of HB 5425 and HB 5426. Questions and discussions followed. Jessica Zimbelman, representing the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, testified in opposition of HB 5425 and HB 5426. Miriam Aukerman, representing the ACLU of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 5425 and HB 5426. The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5425 and HB 5426, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Kathie Gourlay, representing the Michigan Citizens for Justice. Don Campbell, representing the Citizens for Justice. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5425 and HB 5426, but did not wish to speak: Matt Saxton, representing the Michigan Sheriffs' Association. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5425 and HB 5426, but did not wish to speak: John Gourlay, representing himself. Marie Campbell, representing herself. Kay Perry, representing MI-CURE. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at 11:40 AM. Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2026-02-25
- Meeting id
- meeting-358
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-02-25 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Judiciary,” /meetings/meeting-358.
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