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Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

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Meeting date
2024-10-02
Scheduled start
2024-10-02 11:00:00.000000
Documented start
2024-10-02 11:06:00.000000
Documented end
2024-10-02 12:49:00.000000
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2024-10-02 12:49:00.000000
Actual start
2024-10-02 11:06:00.000000
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 October 2, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 870 (S-1) (Sen. McCann) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 922 (S-1) (Sen. Klinefelt) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 923 (Sen. Anthony) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 824 (Sen. Hertel) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 825 (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation. 6. Testimony regarding SB 997 (Sen. Chang). 7. Testimony regarding SB 1014 (Sen. Irwin). The Chair called the meeting to order at 11:06 a.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 Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from September 26, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up SB 870. The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding SB 870: Teri Langley Disability Network MI – Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 870: Dana Paglia-King, MI Association of Social Workers – Support Dana Lasenby, Oakland Community Health Network – Support Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights Michigan – Support Mary Pollock, MI State Employee Retirees Association – Support Katie Witkowski, MI Community College Association – Support Sherri Boyd, ARC Michigan – Support Sen. Johnson offered amendment #1 to SB 870 (S-1) and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt amendment #1 to SB 870 (S-1). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana The motion failed and the amendment was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 870. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 870 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Santana Nays: None Pass: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s 923-925, and invited Sen. Klinefelt to summarize the (S-1) version of SB 922. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s 923-925: Megan Reynolds, MI Poverty Law Program - Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 922 (S-1) and SB’s 923-925: Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriff’s Association – Support Roslund Harris, Self – Support SB’s 923-924 Mary Pollock, MI State Employee Retirees Association – Support Teri Langley, Disability Network Michigan – Support Sherri Boyd, ARC Michigan – Support SB 922 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 922. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 922 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 923 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to report SB 924 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to report SB 925 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB 997, and summarized the bill. The Chair brought up SB 1014, and invited Sen. Irwin to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 977 and SB 1014: Jessa Webber, Innocence Project – Support Robyn Frankel, MI Department of Attorney General – Support Amanda Wallwin, Innocence Project – Support Jessica Zimbelman, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan – Support Marla Mitchell-Cichon, Cooley Law Innocence Clinic – Support Ken Nixon, Self – Support Roderic Pippen, Self – Support Peter Ruddell, MI Law Revision Commission – Support SB 977 The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 977 and SB 1014: Michelle Roberts, Disability Rights Michigan – Support Samantha Gibson, MI Association of Counties – Oppose Gabrielle Dresner, ACLU Michigan – Support Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support Eric Anderson, Organization of Exonerees – Support Brandon Lanyon Prosecuting Attorneys Association of MI – Oppose SB 1014 Mitch Albers, MI Association for Justice – Support SB 997 There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:49 p.m. Date adopted by committee: 10/17/2024
Location
the 1200 Room of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count
0
Meeting date
2024-10-02
Meeting id
meeting-4244
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2024-10-02 11:00:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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