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Committee(s)	Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Chair	Sen. Stephanie Chang
Clerk Name	Jackie Mosher
Clerk Phone	517.373.5312
Location	Room 1200, Binsfeld Office Building, 201 Townsend Street, Lansing, MI 48933
Date	Thursday, 9/28/2023
Time	12:00 PM
Time Notes
Agenda	SB 418 (Sen. Sylvia Santana) Human services: children's services; county child care fund reimbursement rate; increase. SB 419 (Sen. Sylvia Santana) Juveniles: criminal procedure; use of screening tool for minors eligible for a certain diversion option; require. SB 420 (Sen. Jeff Irwin) Juveniles: other; length of time youth can be placed on precourt diversion program; limit. SB 421 (Sen. Veronica Klinefelt) Courts: family division; use of risk and needs assessment for juveniles in the juvenile justice system before disposition; require. SB 422 (Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet) Courts: family division; use of screening tool for minors sought to be placed on the consent calendar; require. SB 423 (Sen. Roger Victory) Juveniles: other; detention of juveniles in certain circumstances; modify. SB 424 (Sen. Sue Shink) Courts: other; Michigan indigent defense commission act; expand duties to include indigent defense of youth. SB 425 (Sen. Sue Shink) Courts: other; duties of the appellate defender; include requirement to defend youth. SB 426 (Sen. Paul Wojno) Juveniles: juvenile justice services; juvenile justice residential per diem rates; modify. SB 427 (Sen. Mallory McMorrow) Juveniles: other; factors in designating or waiving certain juvenile cases; require the court to consider, and place certain limits on consent calendar plans. SB 428 (Sen. Stephanie Chang) Juveniles: other; juvenile fines, fees, and costs; eliminate. SB 429 (Sen. Jeff Irwin) Juveniles: other; DNA fine for juveniles; eliminate. SB 430 (Sen. Erika Geiss) Juveniles: other; late fee for juveniles; eliminate. SB 431 (Sen. Jeremy Moss) Juveniles: other; juvenile sentenced as adult fee; eliminate. SB 432 (Sen. Roger Victory) Children: services; powers and duties of the child advocate; modify. SB 433 (Sen. Ruth Johnson) Children: services; reference to children's ombudsman in social welfare act; amend to child advocate. SB 434 (Sen. Sean McCann) Children: services; reference to “children’s ombudsman” in the probate code of 1939; amend to “child advocate”. SB 435 (Sen. Dayna Polehanki) Children: services; reference to “children’s ombudsman” in 1973 PA 116; amend to “child advocate”. SB 436 (Sen. John Damoose) Children: services; reference to “children’s ombudsman” in the child protection law; amend to “child advocate”. SB 437 (Sen. Stephanie Chang) Children: services; reference to “children’s ombudsman” in the foster care and adoption services act; amend to “child advocate”. SB 471 (Sen. Stephanie Chang) Crimes: weapons; possession of firearms and ammunition by persons convicted of misdemeanor involving domestic violence; prohibit. SB 472 (Sen. Stephanie Chang) Crimes: weapons; sentencing guidelines; update. SB 528 (Sen. Sue Shink) Crimes: other; penalties for certain offenses committed when victim and offender have a domestic relationship; provide for. HB 4516 (Rep. Betsy Coffia) Family law: domestic violence; domestic violence prevention and treatment fund; allow to provide funding to tribal domestic and sexual violence shelters and service providers. HB 4420 (Rep. Julie M. Rogers) Crime victims: other; information sharing by law enforcement of victim contact information with survivor programs; allow. HB 4421 (Rep. Stephanie A. Young) Civil procedure: other; certain public video recordings of court proceedings; allow the victims' faces to be blurred. HB 4422 (Rep. Graham Filler) Crime victims: other; definition of serious misdemeanor in the crime victims act; modify. HB 4423 (Rep. Greg VanWoerkom) Crime victims: statements; victim impact statements; allow to be made remotely. And any other business properly before the committee.

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