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Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

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Meeting date
2024-11-14
Scheduled start
2024-11-14 12:00:00.000000
Documented start
2024-11-14 12:07:00.000000
Documented end
2024-11-14 13:34:00.000000
Location
the Room 403 of the Capitol Building
Official minutes
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Actual end
2024-11-14 13:34:00.000000
Actual start
2024-11-14 12:07:00.000000
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 November 14, 2024 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., in the Room 403 of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4909 (S-3) (Rep. Breen) with recommendation. 2. Reported HB 4910 (S-3) (Rep. Tsernoglou) with recommendation. 3. Reported HB 4911 (S-2) (Rep. Filler) with recommendation. 4. Reported HB 4912 (S-2) (Rep. Borton) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 857 (Sen. Polehanki) with recommendation. 6. Reported SB 858 (S-1) (Sen. Bayer) with recommendation. 7. Reported SB 997 (Sen. Chang) with recommendation. 8. Reported SB 1014 (Sen. Irwin) with recommendation. The Chair called the meeting to order at 12:07 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, Runestad and Johnson, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from October 30, 2024. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up HB’s 4909-4912, and invited Rep. Breen to summarize the bill substitutes. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-3) version of HB 4909. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-3) version of HB 4910. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-3) was adopted. The Chair invited Sen. Johnson to summarize her amendment #1 to HB 4911 (S-2). The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt amendment #1 to HB 4911 (S-2). The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin The motion failed, and the amendment was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 4911. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin and Runestad Nays: Sen. Johnson The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to adopt the (S-2) version of HB 4912. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB’s 4909-4912: Jody White, Self – Neutral Noah Cox, Self – Oppose HB 4911 Roslund Harris, Self – Support Christine Abood, Self – Oppose Tina Lindsay, Self - Oppose The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB’s 4909-4912: Ruthann Jaquette, Mid-Michigan Guardianship Services – Support Honorable Curits Bell, Michigan Probate Judges Association – Support Mary Ablan, Michigan Senior Advocates Council – Support Nicole Shannon, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative – Support Matt Miner, Oakland County Bar Association – Oppose Alexander Morris, Michigan Bankers Association – Support David LaLumia, Area Agencies on Aging Association – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4909 (S-3) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4910 (S-3) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4911 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report HB 4912 (S-2) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB’s 857 and 858, and invited Sen.(s) Polehanki and Bayer to summarize the bills. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 858. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 857 and 858: Sen. Anthony – Support Rep. Brabeck – Support Katy See, Michigan Mom’s Demand Action - Support Randy Hazel, Self – Oppose Nick Baggia, NRA – Oppose Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry – Oppose Avi Rachlin, Groypers of America - Oppose The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 857 and 858: Paula Bowman & Denise Hartsough, League of Women Voters Michigan – Support SB 857 Patrick White, Self – Oppose Harold Jay Cooper – Oppose Sean Holihan, Giffords – Support Shawn Hall, Self – Oppose Collin Uken, Self – Oppose Rick Ector, Self – Oppose Brady Schickinger, MI Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners – Oppose Brian Schafer, Self – Oppose The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 857 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 858 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB 997. The Chair invited Sen. Runestad to summarize his amendment #1 to SB 997. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt amendment #1 to SB 997. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin The motion failed, and the amendment was not adopted. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 997 and SB 1014: Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan - Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 997 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up SB 1014. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 1014 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Nays: Sen.(s) Runestad and Johnson The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Santana was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 1:34 p.m. Date adopted by committee: 12/03/2024
Location
the Room 403 of the Capitol Building
Media count
1
Meeting date
2024-11-14
Meeting id
meeting-4277
Meeting state
held
Minutes url
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Quorum state
quorum confirmed
Scheduled start
2024-11-14 12:00:00.000000
Session name
2023-2024

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