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Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
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- Meeting date
- 2025-06-05
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Documented start
- 2025-06-05 12:02:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2025-06-05 13:25:00.000000
- Location
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- Actual end
- 2025-06-05 13:25:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2025-06-05 12:02:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-2
- 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 June 5, 2025 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, June5, 2025, at 12:00 p.m., in Room 403 of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 225 (Sen. Polehanki) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 226 (Sen. Bayer) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 331 (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 332 (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 216 (S-1) (Sen. McCann) with recommendation. 6. Reported SB 217 (Sen. McCann) with recommendation. 7. Reported SB 154 (S-2) (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation. 8. Reported SB 155 (S-2) (Sen. McMorrow) with recommendation. 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 Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from May 22, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair brought up SB’s 225 and 226, and invited Sen.(s) Bayer and Polehanki to summarize the bills. The Chair brought up SB 224, and invited Sen. Polehanki to summarize the bill. The Chair brought up SB’s 331 and 332, and invited Meredith Chaffin, staff of Sen. McMorrow, to summarize the bills. The Chair brought up SB’s 216 and 217, and summarized the (S-1) version of SB 216. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 216 and 217: Gabrielle Dresner, ACLU MI – Oppose Jessica Lanave, Self – Support Jeremy Murphy, MI Developmental Disabilities Council – Support Bruce Timmons, Self – Neutral SB 216 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 216. 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 216 (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. Runestad to report SB 217 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’s 154 and 155. Sen. Runestad offered an (S-1) version of SB 154 and 155. The Chair invited Sen. Runestad to summarize the (S-1) versions of SB 154 and 155. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 154. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s), Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Pass: Sen. Santana The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was not adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Runestad to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 155. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Sen.(s), Runestad and Johnson Nays: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno and Irwin Pass: Sen. Santana The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was not adopted. The Chair offered an (S-2) version of SB 154 and 155, and summarized the (S-2) versions. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 154. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the (S-2) version of SB 155. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Wojno, Irwin, Santana, Runestad and Johnson Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-2) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 154 (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. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 155 (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. The Chair returned to SB’s 224, 225, 226, 331 and 332, and invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding these bills: Linda Danders, Moms Demand Action – Support SB’s 224 – 226 Selene Koremenos-Tsebelis, Students Demand Action – Support SB 224 Karen Meyer, Brady grassroots volunteer – Support Spencer Myers, Giffords – Support Avi Rachlin, Self – Oppose Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry - Oppose Brenden Boudreau, Great Lakes Gun Rights - Oppose Nick Bubbia, NRA Michigan – Oppose Casey Armitage, Michigan Open Carry, Inc. Oppose – SB’s 224, 225, 226, 331 Denise Wieck, Moms Demand Action – Support SB 331, 332 Steven Lindley, Gibbords – Support SB 224 Judith Suess, Committee to Protect Health Care – Support SB 331 The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 224, 225, 226, 331 and 332: Daniel Sagrera, Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence – Support Brady Schickinger, MI Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners – Oppose Anne Kuhnen, MI League for Public Policy – Support Saylor Reinders, Students Demand Action – Support SB’s 331-332 Justin Tomi, MUCC Oppose SB’s 225, 226, 331, 332 Paul Brun Del Re, Spirit of Peace Church of the Brethren – Support Sherri Masson, End Gun Violence MI – Support Peggy Judge, GLAMS – Support Beverly Leaf, End Gun Violence – Support Joanne Emrick, End Gun Violence – Support Carol Brum Del Re, Spirit of Peach Church of the Brethren – Support Dwayne Gill & Ryan Bates, End Gun Violence – Support Cathy Tang, Everytown for Gun Safety – Support Matt Saxton, MI Sheriffs Association – Oppose SB’s 331, 332 Anne E. Suess M.D., Plant Justice, Grow Peace – Support Adam Armitage, Armitage Armory – Oppose SB’s 224, 225, 226, 331 Eadie Harley, Moms Demand Action – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 225 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. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Wojno to report SB 226 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. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 224 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. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 331 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. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 332 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 1:25 p.m. Date adopted by committee: 06/12/2025
- Location
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- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2025-06-05
- Meeting id
- meeting-4394
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- Not recorded
- Session name
- 2025-2026
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