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Meeting date: 2022-03-10
Scheduled start: 2022-03-10 08:30:00.000000
Documented start: 2022-03-10 08:30:00.000000
Documented end: 2022-03-10 09:32:00.000000
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
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Actual end: 2022-03-10 09:32:00.000000
Actual start: 2022-03-10 08:30:00.000000
Chamber: senate
Committee id: committee-240
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. WOZNIAK 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 March 10, 2022 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 5274 (S-1) (Rep. Meerman) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported HB 5275 (S-2) (Rep. LaGrand) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Reported HB 5276 (S-1) (Rep. Hertel) with recommendation and immediate effect. 4. Reported HB 5277 (S-1) (Rep. Hoitenga) with recommendation and immediate effect. 5. Reported HB 5278 (Rep. Carter) with recommendation and immediate effect. 6. Reported HB 5279 (Rep. Camilleri) with recommendation and immediate effect. 7. Reported HB 5280 (Rep. Fink) with recommendation and immediate effect. 8. Reported HB 5534 (Rep. S. Johnson) with recommendation and immediate effect. 9. Reported HB 5594 (S-1) (Rep. Hornberger) with recommendation and immediate effect. 10. Reported HB 5541 (Rep. Fink) with recommendation and immediate effect. The Chair called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the meeting minutes from March 3, 2022. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up HB 5541, and invited Rep. Fink to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5541: Cami Pendell, Michigan Supreme Court – Support Ms. Rabab Qamar, Student, MSU Law, via Zoom – Support Jonathan Liu, Student, MSU Law, via Zoom – Support Kellie Early, National Conference of Bar Examiners, via Zoom – Support Maribeth Graff, Board of Law Examiners – Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 5541: Kathy Wilbur, MSU Law School – Support Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support Jelani Jefferson Exum, Detroit Mercy Law School - Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5541 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Johnson, and Runestad The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5541. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair brought up HB's 5274-5280, 5534 and 5594, and invited Rep. Meerman and Max Aulbach, staff of Rep. LaGrand to summarize the bills and substitutes. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB's 5274-5280, 5534 and 5594: Merissa Kovach, ACLU of Michigan – Support Diana Prichard, Americans for Prosperity – Support HB's 5274-5280 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5274. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report HB 5274 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5274 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 5275. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wozniak to report HB 5275 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5275 (S-2). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5276. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report HB 5276 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5276 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5277. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report HB 5277 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5277 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report HB 5278 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5278. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report HB 5279 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5279. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report HB 5280 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5280. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report HB 5534 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5534. Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of HB 5594. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report HB 5594 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Victory, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Wozniak, Chang and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair moved to recommend immediate effect for HB 5594 (S-1). Without objection, immediate effect was recommended. There being no further business before the committee, Vice Chair VanderWall moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:32 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: 04/14/2022
Location: the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2022-03-10
Meeting id: meeting-3608
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2022-03-10 08:30:00.000000
Session name: 2021-2022

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