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Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

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Meeting date: 2025-12-10
Scheduled start: 2025-12-10 09:00:00.000000
Documented start: 2025-12-10 09:03:00.000000
Documented end: 2025-12-10 10:21:00.000000
Location: Room 1200 of the Binsfeld Office Building
Official minutes: Open official source ↗

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Actual end: 2025-12-10 10:21:00.000000
Actual start: 2025-12-10 09:03:00.000000
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 DRAFT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES December 10, 2025 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety was scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., in Room 1200 of the Binsfeld Office Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported HB 4045 (Rep. Hope) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 539 (Sen. Bayer) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 520 (Sen. Damoose) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 521 (Sen. Damoose) with recommendation. 5. Reported SB 705 (Sen. Shink) with recommendation. 6. Testimony regarding HB 4418 (Rep. Thompson). 7. Testimony regarding HB 4419 (Rep. Witwer). 8. Testimony regarding HB 4734 (Rep. BeGole). The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:03 p.m. She instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, and Irwin, a quorum was not present. The Chair brought up HB 4045, and invited Rep. Hope to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individual to present testimony regarding HB 4045: Kaitlin Wolff, Uniform Law Commission – Support The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4045: Megan Reynolds, Michigan Poverty Law Program – Support Mitch Albers, Michigan Association for Justice – Support Nathan Triplett, State Bar of Michigan – Support Kyle Zawacki, Gabrielle Dresner, ACLU Michigan – Support Rev. Karen McFarland – Support Dr. Erin Meyers – Support Rita Williams – Support Jennifer Cooper – Support Dr. Judith VanderWoude – Support Dr. Carol Sanchez – Support Jan Baumgras – Support Mary Sherzer – Support Michael Campbell – Support Michael Montaque – Support Elyse Lopez – Support Lily Eggers – Support Emma Davidson Tribbs, National Women’s Defense League - Support Sonny Koch, Americans for Prosperity Michigan – Support Liz Abdnor, Abdnor Weiker LLP – Support Danielle Canepa, Attorney at Law – Support ACLU – Support Institute for Free Speech – Support Institute for Justice – Support Tim Minotas, Sierra Club – Support The following testimony cards were considered read in for the record regarding HB 4045: Scott Young Pat Rinvelt Teri Frantz Michael Steinberg Matthew Cross Kelly Houle Seth Stern Angela Kutyma Ben Zuchowski Kayla Jones-Terry Jack Behm Shelby Morse Laughing Womyn Ashonosheni Joaquin Tittle Nancy Braun Mary Andersson Ruth Edlefson Georgine Bello Susanna Schindler Jeannette Holdton Marian Kelly Todd Johnson Jessica Rico Rebecca Bastien Dana Beck Jason Dean Kennedy Woodard Geri Biggs Nancy Dodge Joshua Wheeler Kay Perry Derenda Lefevre Kyle Zawacki Mary Sanders Kelly McCabe Donna Romanowski Micheal Chan The Chair brought up SB 539, and invited Sen. Bayer to summarize the bill. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 539: Dr. Frederick Vars, University of Alabama School of Law – Support At 9:35 a.m., Sen. Santana entered the meeting. A quorum was now present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to adopt the meeting minutes from December 3, 2025. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. Testimony continued regarding SB 539: Dr. Brian Stork, Michigan State Medical Society – Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 539: Chris Yaw, Disarmory Ministries – Support Ryan Bates, End Violence Michigan - Support The Chair brought up SB’s 520, 521, and 705. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 520, 521, and 705: Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs’ Association – Support Rebecca Mastee, Michigan Catholic Conference – Support The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Santana to report SB 520 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin and Santana Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 521 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin and Santana Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report SB 705 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin and Santana Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Shink to report HB 4045 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin and Santana Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report SB 539 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Chang, Sen.(s) Shink, Irwin and Santana Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up HB’s 4418, 4419, and 4734. The Chair invited Rep. Thompson and Jocelyn Bundy of Rep. Witwer’s office to summarize HB’s 4418 and 4419. The Chair invited Rep. BeGole to summarize HB 4734. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB’s 4418, 4419, and 4734: Dr. Michael Redinger, Michigan State Medical Society – Support The Chair recessed the committee from 9:55 a.m. to 10:04 a.m. Testimony continued regarding HB’s 4418, 4419, and 4734: Nicole Shannon, Michigan Elder Justice Initiative – Support The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen.(s) Wojno, Runestad and Johnson were excused from the meeting. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB’s 4108, HB 4847, SB 590 and SB 59HB’s 4418, 4419, and 4734: Sen. Rosemary Bayer – Support HB 4418 Marvin Lee, Henry Ford Health System – Oppose HB 4418 Robert Kennedy, Michigan Guardianship Association – Support Ashley Steffen, Michigan Department of Attorney General – Support HB 4418-4419 Michelle Lindsay, Disability Rights Michigan – Support HB 4418-4419 Mary Pollock, Michigan State Employee Retirees Association - Support The Chair moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection, Sen. Runestad 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 10:21 a.m. Date adopted by committee:
Location: Room 1200 of the Binsfeld Office Building
Media count: 1
Meeting date: 2025-12-10
Meeting id: meeting-4483
Meeting state: held
Minutes url: Open official source ↗
Quorum state: no quorum confirmed
Scheduled start: 2025-12-10 09:00:00.000000
Session name: 2025-2026

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