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- Meeting date
- 2026-04-29
- Scheduled start
- 2026-04-29 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2026-04-29 12:01:00.000000
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2026-04-29 12:01:00.000000
- 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, April 29, 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: None. Representative Harris moved to adopt the meeting minutes from April 22, 2026. There being no objection, the motion prevailed with unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4408 before the committee: HB 4408 (Rep. Wozniak) A bill to amend 1967 PA 224, entitled "Powers of appointment act of 1967," by amending sections 5a and 14 (MCL 556.115a and 556.124), section 5a as added and section 14 as amended by 2012 PA 485. Representative Wozniak moved to report out HB 4408 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter, Hope and Breen. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 4523 before the committee: HB 4523 (Rep. Wozniak) A bill to amend 1998 PA 386, entitled "Estates and protected individuals code," by amending sections 7105 and 7110 (MCL 700.7105 and 700.7110), as amended by 2024 PA 1. Representative Wozniak moved to report out HB 4523 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 10-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Lightner, BeGole, Wozniak, Harris, DeBoyer, Johnsen, Schuette, Tyrone Carter, Hope and Breen. Nays: None. Pass: None. The Chair laid HB 5159 before the committee: HB 5159 (Rep. Tisdel) A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," by amending sections 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, and 78 (MCL 750.72, 750.73, 750.74, 750.75, 750.76, 750.77, and 750.78), sections 72 and 73 as amended by 2012 PA 531, sections 74, 75, and 76 as amended by 2012 PA 532, section 77 as amended by 2012 PA 533, and section 78 as amended by 2014 PA 111. Representative Tisdel testified in support of HB 5159. Questions and discussions followed. The Chair laid HB 5510 and HB 5511 before the committee: HB 5510 (Rep. St. Germaine) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," by amending section 1 of chapter XI (MCL 771.1), as amended by 2019 PA 165. HB 5511 (Rep. Edwards) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 1a to chapter XI. Representative St. Germaine testified in support of HB 5510 and HB 5511. Questions and discussions followed. Pete Lucido, Macomb County Prosecutor, testified in support of HB 5510 and HB 5511. Questions and discussions followed. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 5510 and HB 5511, but did not wish to speak: Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. The Chair laid HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213 before the committee: HB 5211 (Rep. Johnsen) A bill to amend 1970 PA 91, entitled "Child custody act of 1970," by amending sections 3 and 5 (MCL 722.23 and 722.25), section 3 as amended by 2016 PA 95 and section 5 as amended by 2016 PA 96. HB 5212 (Rep. Wilson) A bill to amend 1970 PA 91, entitled "Child custody act of 1970," by amending sections 6a and 7a (MCL 722.26a and 722.27a), section 6a as added by 1980 PA 434 and section 7a as amended by 2016 PA 96. HB 5213 (Rep. BeGole) A bill to amend 1982 PA 294, entitled "Friend of the court act," by amending section 5 (MCL 552.505), as amended by 2009 PA 233. Representative Johnsen testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Representative Wilson testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Representative BeGole testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Dr. Donald Hubin, representing the National Parents Organization, testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Thomas Kizer Jr., representing himself, testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Lauren Corbett, representing Michigan for Shared Parenting, testified in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Judge Lisa McCormick, representing the Michigan Judges Association, testified in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Heath B. Lowrey and Johanna Konoren, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, testified in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Don Wheaton, representing the Family Law Section State Bar of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. Liisa Speaker, representing the Family Law Section State Bar of Michigan, testified in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213. Questions and discussions followed. The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Katherine Bussard, representing herself. Jamie Smith, representing Michigan for Shared Parenting. Christian Rogers, representing himself. Joshua Barz, representing himself. James Gibbons, representing Brad Gibbons - Children of Michigan. Lois Gibbons, representing Brad Gibbons - Children of Michigan. The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Elly Jordan, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. Dena Roberts, representing the MI Safe Harbor. Geralyn Morris, representing Protective Parents Michigan. Amber, representing Protective Parents Michigan. Professor William Wagner, representing himself. The following people submitted a card wishing to speak in support of HB 5211, but due to the time constraints were unable to speak: Anthony Hudson, representing Parents in Michigan. Gregory McLendon, representing himself. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213, but did not wish to speak: John Nichols, representing Michigan for Shared Parenting. Julie Lyn Gibbons, representing Brad Gibbons. Bruce Ball, representing himself. Barry Canner, representing himself. Lola Hubbard, representing herself. Attorney Jermaine Wyrick, representing himself. Robert Kerr, representing himself. Karl Dersch, representing Michigan for Shared Parenting. Travis and Ashley VandenBerg, representing themselves. John Hutton, representing Brad Gibbons - Kids of Michigan. Glenna Fritz, representing the Children of Michigan - Brad Gibbons. John Hubbard, representing himself. Howard T. Smith II, representing himself. Robert Campbell, representing himself. Ann Jarvis, representing herself. Benjamin Hughey, representing himself. Jessica Passons, representing herself. Gerald Jarvis, representing himself. Timothy "TJ" Corbett, representing himself. James K. Holder, representing himself. Brian Hendricks, representing the National Parents Organization. Tricia Winkler, representing Shared Equal Parenting. Bradley Gibbons, representing Michigan for Shared Parenting. Anne Holder, representing the Children of Michigan. Jacob Garcia, representing himself. Tim G. Corbett, representing himself and family. Valerie Corbett, representing herself and family. Shawn Lally, representing Oakland County. Crystal Falls, representing herself. Kathy Plesuchenho, representing herself. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 5211, HB 5212 and HB 5213, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the MI Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention and Treatment Board. Emily Brittain, representing the YWCA Kalamazoo. Jacqueline Peterson, representing her daughter Kourtney. Kourtney Robertson, representing herself. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 5211, but did not wish to speak: Samantha Sitts, representing Lauren. Seth Derby, representing Shared Parenting. Allen Abrahams, representing himself. Brad Carter, representing Parents. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Lightner adjourned the meeting at 12:01 PM. Representative Sarah Lightner, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2026-04-29
- Meeting id
- meeting-426
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2026-04-29 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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