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- Meeting date
- 2023-05-16
- Scheduled start
- 2023-05-16 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2023-05-16 09:46:00.000000
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
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- Actual end
- 2023-05-16 09:46:00.000000
- Actual start
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- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-40
- Committee name
- Criminal Justice
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REP. KARA HOPE CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, May 16, 2023 9:00 AM Room 519, House Office Building The House Committee on Criminal Justice was called to order by Chair Hope. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, Harris, BeGole. Absent: None. Excused: None. Representative Andrews moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 9, 2023. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4516 before the committee: HB 4516 (Rep. Coffia) A bill to amend 1978 PA 389, entitled "An act to provide for the prevention and treatment of domestic and sexual violence; to develop and establish policies, procedures, and standards for providing domestic and sexual violence assistance programs and services; to declare the powers and duties of the Michigan domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment board; to establish a domestic violence prevention and treatment fund and provide for its use; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to prescribe immunities and liabilities of certain persons and officials; and to prescribe penalties for violations of this act," by amending section 1 (MCL 400.1501), as amended by 2018 PA 281. Representative Coffia testified in support of HB 4516. Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, testified in support of HB 4516. Rachel Carr-Shunk, representing Uniting Three Fires Against Violence, testified in support of HB 4516. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4516, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Treatment Board. Megan Reynolds, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. The Chair laid HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4422 and HB 4423 before the committee: HB 4420 (Rep. Rogers) A bill to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled "The code of criminal procedure," (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 21b to chapter XVI. HB 4421 (Rep. Young) A bill to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled "William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act," by amending sections 8, 38, and 68 (MCL 780.758, 780.788, and 780.818), as amended by 2012 PA 457. HB 4422 (Rep. Filler) A bill to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled "William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act," by amending sections 61 and 61a (MCL 780.811 and 780.811a), section 61 as amended by 2018 PA 370 and section 61a as amended by 2005 PA 184. HB 4423 (Rep. VanWoerkom) A bill to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled "William Van Regenmorter crime victim's rights act," by amending sections 15, 43, and 75 (MCL 780.765, 780.793, and 780.825), as amended by 2018 PA 153. Representative Rogers, Representative Young and Representative Filler testified in support of HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4422 and HB 4423. Questions and discussion followed. Heath B. Lowry, representing the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence, testified in support of HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4422 and HB 4423. Questions and discussion followed. Matt Wiese, Marquette County Prosecutor, representing the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, testified in support of HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4422 and HB 4423. Bob Cormack, representing himself, testified with no position on HB 4421. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4420, HB 4421, HB 4422 and HB 4423, but did not wish to speak: Megan Reynolds, representing the Michigan Poverty Law Program. The following person submitted a card in support of HB 4420, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Treatment Board. The following person submitted a card in opposition to HB 4421, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Treatment Board. The following person submitted a card with a neutral position on HB 4422, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Treatment Board. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4423, but did not wish to speak: Jess Averill, representing the Michigan Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Treatment Board. Nathan Triplett, representing the State Bar of Michigan. The Chair laid HB 4438 and HB 4439 before the committee: HB 4438 (Rep. Breen) A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled "An act to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof," by amending section 2 (MCL 423.232), as amended by 2011 PA 116. HB 4439 (Rep. Bezotte) A bill to amend 1969 PA 312, entitled "An act to provide for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes in municipal police and fire departments; to define such public departments; to provide for the selection of members of arbitration panels; to prescribe the procedures and authority thereof; and to provide for the enforcement and review of awards thereof," by amending sections 5 and 7a (MCL 423.235 and 423.237a), section 5 as amended by 2011 PA 116. Representative Breen moved to report out HB 4438 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, Harris, BeGole. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Bezotte moved to report out HB 4439 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 13-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hope, Andrews, Tyrone Carter, Breen, Young, Arbit, Dievendorf, Tsernoglou, Filler, Mueller, Bezotte, Harris, BeGole. Nays: None. Pass: None. There being no further business before the committee, Chair Hope adjourned the meeting at 9:46 AM. Representative Kara Hope, Chair Melissa Sweet Committee Clerk msweet@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 519, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2023-05-16
- Meeting id
- meeting-643
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2023-05-16 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2023-2024
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