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Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

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Meeting date
2023-02-02
Scheduled start
2023-02-02 12:00:00.000000
Documented start
2023-02-02 12:02:00.000000
Documented end
2023-02-02 13:27:00.000000
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
Open official source ↗

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Actual end
2023-02-02 13:27:00.000000
Actual start
2023-02-02 12:02:00.000000
Chamber
senate
Committee id
committee-270
Committee name
Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Evidence text
MEMBERS: SEN. SUE SHINK, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. PAUL WOJNO SEN. JEFF IRWIN SEN. SYLVIA SANTANA SEN. JIM RUNESTAD, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. RUTH JOHNSON THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG CHAIR 4100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7346 FAX: (517) 373-9320 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES February 2, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 12:00 p.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Adopted the Committee Rules. 2. Testimony regarding SB 4 (Sen. Moss). The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:02 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson, a quorum was present. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the committee rules. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson. Nays: None The motion prevailed and the rules were adopted. The Chair brought up SB 4 and invited Sen. Moss to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 4: State Representative Hoskins – Support Luke Londo, Michigan Civil Rights Commission – Support Katie Kilpatrick, Parent of transgender youth – Support Donna Stephens, Self – Support Jay Kaplan, ACLU of Michigan – Support Dr. Daphnos Stramasa, Self – Support The Rev. Dr. William Danaher, Christ Church Cranbrook – Support Anthony Williams Corktown Health – Support Page 1 of 3 Rev. Sarah Schmidt-Lee, Kalamazoo First Congregational Church – Support Erin Knott, Equality Michigan – Support Libby Ranshaw, Self – Oppose Katherine Bussard, Self – Oppose Danielle Wood Detroit Police Department – Support The following testimony cards regarding SB 4 were submitted for the record: Prof. William Wagner, Self – Oppose Ember Brilliant, Cummins Inc. – Support Thomas North, Self – Oppose Arielle Brown, Wacker Chemical – Support Del Chenault, Wacker Chemical – Support Brad Ward, Michigan Realtors – Support Peter Spadafore, MI Alliance for Student Opportunity – Support Wendy Block, Michigan Chamber – Support Debbie Mikula, Michigan Library Association – Support Bill Flory, Michigan Association for Justice – Support Melina Brann, National Association of Social Workers – Support Phil Yeiter, Priority Health – Support Megan Blue, Corewell Health – Support Michael Heltzer, BASF Corporation – Support Mary Pollock, American Association of University Women of Michigan – Support Scott Ellis, LGBTQ Leadership – Support Katelyn Day, Self – Support Antonio David Garcia, Affirmations – Support Jimmy Greene, ABC Michigan – Support Jennifer Smith, Michigan Association of School Boards – Support Rich Weingartner, Self – Support Heather Johnson, Michigan National Organization for Women – Support Mitch Albers, Michigan Department of Attorney General – Support Rachel Richards, Michigan League for Public Policy – Support Forrest Wall, Apartment Association of Michigan - Support Page 2 of 3 There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:27 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: 02/09/2023 Page 3 of 3
Location
the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2023-02-02
Meeting id
meeting-3764
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2023-02-02 12:00:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety,” /meetings/meeting-3764.

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