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Meeting date: 2023-11-09
Scheduled start: 2023-11-09 09:00:00.000000
Documented start: 2023-11-09 09:12:00.000000
Documented end: 2023-11-09 09:54:00.000000
Location: the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2023-11-09 09:54:00.000000
Actual start: 2023-11-09 09:12:00.000000
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 **DRAFT** COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES November 9, 2023 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 515 (S-1) (Sen. Bayer) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 516 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 517 (S-1) (Sen. Chang) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 600 (S-2) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 601 (S-3) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:12 a.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from the November 2, 2023. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up SB’s 515-517. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 515-517: Ashley Steffen, MI Department of Attorney General – Support Melissa Palopu, MI Department of Attorney General – Support Danielle Hagema-Clark, MI Department of Attorney General – Support Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to SB 515 and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt amendment #1 to SB 515. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Santana to report SB 515, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Irwin to report SB 516 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. At 9:32 a.m., Sen. Wojno entered the meeting. Sen. Chang offered amendment #1 to SB 517 and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt amendment #1 to SB 517. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana Nays: Sen. Runestad Pass: Sen. Johnson The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Santana to report SB 517, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana and Johnson Nays: None Pass: Sen. Runestad The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair recessed the committee from 9:34 a.m. to 9:44 a.m. The Chair brought up SB 600 (S-1) and SB 601 (S-1). The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 600-601: Ashley Steffen, MI Dept. of Attorney General - Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 600. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 600 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, and Santana Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. Sen. Runestad offered amendment #1 to SB 601 (S-3) and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #1 to SB 601 (S-3). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted. Sen. Runestad offered amendment #2 to SB 601 (S-3) and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #2 to SB 601 (S-3). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted. Sen. Runestad offered amendment #3 to SB 601 (S-3) and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #3 to SB 601 (S-3). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted. Sen. Runestad offered amendment #4 to SB 601 (S-3) and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #4 to SB 601 (S-3). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion prevailed and the amendment was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to adopt the (S-3) version of SB 601. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 601 (S-3) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, and Santana Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:54 a.m. Date adopted by committee:
Location: the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2023-11-09
Meeting id: meeting-4053
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2023-11-09 09:00:00.000000
Session name: 2023-2024

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