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- Meeting date
- 2020-11-19
- Scheduled start
- 2020-11-19 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- 2020-11-19 10:32:00.000000
- Documented end
- 2020-11-19 12:18:00.000000
- Location
- Room 403 of the Capitol Building
- Official minutes
- Open official source ↗
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- Actual end
- 2020-11-19 12:18:00.000000
- Actual start
- 2020-11-19 10:32:00.000000
- Chamber
- senate
- Committee id
- committee-155
- Committee name
- Judiciary and Public Safety
- Evidence text
- MEMBERS: SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, MAJORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. TOM BARRETT SEN. RUTH A. JOHNSON SEN. JIM RUNESTAD SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR SEN. JEFF IRWIN THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY SENATOR PETER J. LUCIDO CHAIR 3100 BINSFELD OFFICE BUILDING P.O. BOX 30036 LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 PHONE: (517) 373-7670 FAX: (517) 373-5958 COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES November 19, 2020 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2020, at 10:30 a.m., in Room 403 of the Capitol Building. The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 1093 (S-1) (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation. 2. Reported SB 1059 (S-1) (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation. 3. Reported SB 1118 (Sen. Lucido) with recommendation. 4. Reported SB 234 (S-1) (Sen. Santana) with recommendation. 5. Reported HB 5137 (Rep. Alexander) with recommendation. 6. Reported HB 5138 (Rep. Tate) with recommendation. 7. Reported HB 5299 (Rep. LaGrand) with recommendation. 8. Reported HB 5627 (Rep. Elder) with recommendation. 9. Reported HB 5657 (Rep. Howell) with recommendation. 10. Reported HB 5658 (Rep. Howell) with recommendation. 11. Testimony regarding SB 791 (Sen. Lucido). 12. Testimony regarding SB 231 (Sen. Runestad). 13. Testimony regarding SB 721 (Sen. Lucido) The Chair called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chair Lucido, Sen (s).VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang and Irwin, a quorum was present. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Johnson to adopt the meeting minutes from November 5, 2020. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chair moved to excuse absent members. Without objection, Sen. Runestad was excused from the meeting. The Chair summarized SB 1093 and the (S-1). The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1093: The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 1093: Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Oppose Kimberly Buddin, ACLU of Michigan – Support Kathy Hagenian, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Oppose Matt Saxton, Michigan Sheriffs' Association - Oppose The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1093. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report of SB 1093 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair summarized SB 1059 and the (S-1). The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1059: Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry - Neutral The Chair moved to adopt the (S-1) version of SB 1059. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the (S-1) was adopted. The Chair moved to report of SB 1059 (S-1) to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair summarized SB 1118. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 1118: Tom Lambert, Michigan Open Carry - Oppose The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report of SB 1118 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: Sen. Barrett The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair invited Sen. Santana to summarized SB 234. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 234: Ken Cole, GCSI, City of Detroit - Support Sen. Barrett offered amendment #1 to SB 234 and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt amendment #1 to SB 234. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. Sen. Barrett withdrew amendment #2 to SB 234. Sen. Barrett offered amendment #3 to SB 234 and summarized the amendment. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to adopt amendment #3 to SB 234. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the amendment was adopted. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report of SB 234, as amended, as a clean substitute, to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: Sen. VanderWall The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair brought up HB 5137 – 5138, HB 5299, HB 5627 and HB 5257 – 5658. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding HB 5137 – 5138, HB 5299, HB 5627 and HB 5257 – 5658: The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 5137 – 5138, HB 5299, HB 5627 and HB 5257 – 5658: Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan – Support Kimberly Buddin, ACLU of Michigan – Support HB 5627 and HB 5299 The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report of HB 5137 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report of HB 5138 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Irwin to report of HB 5299 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. Chang to report of HB 5627 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report of HB 5657 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report of HB 5658 to the floor with recommendation that the bill pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chair Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Chang, and Irwin Nays: None The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chair summarized SB 791. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 791: Cami Pendell, State Court Administrative Office – Oppose Kathy Hagenian, Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence – Oppose Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan - Oppose The Chair invited Krista Vincent, of Sen. Runestad's office, to summarize SB 231. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 231: Jeff Kirkpatrick, Bail Bondsmen - Support The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 231: Matt Minor, Michigan Creditors Bar Association – Support Peter Cunningham, State Bar of Michigan - Support The Chair summarized SB 721. The Chair invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB 721: James Spica, Probate Section State Bar of Michigan - Support There being no further business before the committee, the Chair moved to adjourn the committee. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 12:18 p.m. Date Adopted by Committee: 12/01/2020
- Location
- Room 403 of the Capitol Building
- Media count
- 2
- Meeting date
- 2020-11-19
- Meeting id
- meeting-4895
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum confirmed
- Scheduled start
- 2020-11-19 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Judiciary and Public Safety,” /meetings/meeting-4895.
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