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MEMBERS: T H E S E N A T E 3100 BINSFELD BUILDING SEN. CURTIS S. VANDERWALL, VICE CHAIR P.O. BOX 30036 SEN. TOM BARRETT C O M M I T T E E O N J U D I C I A R Y A N D LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909-7536 SEN. RUTH JOHNSON P U B L I C S A F E T Y PHONE: (517) 373-7670 SEN. JIM RUNESTAD FAX: (517) 373-5958 SEN. STEPHANIE CHANG, MINORITY VICE CHAIR S E N A T O R P E T E R J . L U C I D O SEN. JEFF IRWIN C H A I R COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES May 9, 2019 A meeting of the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety was scheduled for Thursday, May 9, 2019, at 8:30 a.m., in the 1100 Room of the Binsfeld Building. __________________________________________________________________________________________ The agenda summary is as follows: 1. Reported SB 229 (Sen. Barrett) with recommendation and immediate effect. 2. Reported SB 230 (Sen. LaSata) with recommendation and immediate effect. 3. Testimony regarding SB 257 (Sen. Chang). 4. Testimony regarding HB 4296 (Rep. Filler). __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Chairman called the meeting to order at 8:31 a.m. He instructed the Clerk to call the roll. At that time, the following members were present: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson, Runestad, Chang, and Irwin, a quorum was present. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to adopt the meeting minutes from April 25, 2019. Without objection, the minutes were adopted. The Chairman brought up SB’s 229 - 230. The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB’s 229 - 230: William Wagner, Citizen – support. Michael Perry, Center for Inquiry – oppose. David Kallman, Great Lakes Justice Center – support. Shelli Weisberg, Citizen – oppose. Rebecca Kressling, Save the 1 – support. Katie Pavlot, Citizen – oppose. Becca Mitchell, Citizen – oppose. Crystal Demps, Citizen – oppose. Emily Kurjan, Citizen – oppose. Kennedy Sawicki, Citizen – oppose. Ethan Schmitt, Citizen – oppose. Gabrielle Strubhar, Right to Life – support. Ashlea Phenicie, Citizen – oppose. John Keserich, Citizen – oppose. The Chairman invited the following individuals to present testimony regarding SB’s 229-230: Jennifer Lotempio, Save the 1 – support. Amanda West, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan – oppose. Rebecca Mastee, Michigan Catholic Conference – support. Merissa Kovach, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan – oppose. Monica M. Miller, Citizens for a Pro-life Society – support. Jenni Lane, Citizen – oppose. Genevieve Marnon, Right to Life of Michigan – support. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. Barrett to report SB 229 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad Nays: Sen.(s) Chang and Irwin The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 229. Sen. Irwin objected to the motion. The Chairman moved for a roll call vote on granting immediate effect for SB 229. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad Nays: Sen.(s) Chang and Irwin The motion prevailed and immediate effect was granted. The Chairman entertained a motion by Sen. VanderWall to report SB 230 to the floor with recommendation that it pass. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad Nays: Sen.(s) Chang and Irwin The motion prevailed and the bill was reported. The Chairman moved to recommend immediate effect for SB 230. Sen. Irwin objected to the motion. The Chairman moved for a roll call vote on granting immediate effect for SB 230. The vote was as follows: Yeas: Chairman Lucido, Sen.(s) VanderWall, Barrett, Johnson and Runestad Nays: Sen.(s) Chang and Irwin The motion prevailed and immediate effect was granted. The Chairman invited Sen. Chang and Megan Noland, of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, to summarize SB 257. The following cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding SB 257: Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan– support. Jess Averill-Hammond, MI Domestic & Sexual Violence Prevention & Treatment Board – support. Trooper Nicole McGhee, Michigan State Police – neutral. Jean Doss, for Kathy Hagenian, MI Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence – support. The Chairman invited Rep. Graham Filler and Tom Clement of the State Court Administrative Office to summarize HB 4296. The cards were read of those individuals not wishing to present testimony regarding HB 4296: Cami Pendell, Michigan Judges Association – support. Brandon Lanyon, Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan– support. Peter Cunningham, State Bar of Michigan – support. Due to senate session, the Chairman moved to adjourn the meeting. Without objection, the committee was adjourned at 9:24 a.m. Date Adopted by Committee: May 14, 2019.