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House Judiciary Committee reports four bills, adopts court-restructuring substitute
Summary
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee reported four bills out of committee on Nov. 5, including unanimous and near-unanimous recommendations; the panel also adopted a substitute (H-1) to HB4749 that delays the bill's effective date by 12 months to allow court restructuring.
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee met Nov. 5 and reported four bills out of committee while adopting a substitute amendment for another bill addressing district court restructuring.
The committee adopted the minutes and excused absent members before taking up the first items. Representative (recorded as) Bagole moved to report House Bill 4284 with recommendation after a failed amendment from Representative Carter that would have removed a provision Carter said shifted $8.1 million in CPL background-check costs onto state taxpayers. The clerk recorded roll-call votes before the chair announced the motion prevailed and HB4284 was reported with recommendation.
Later in the meeting the panel reported House Bill 4947 (Rep. Beagle sponsor) and HB4948 (Rep. McFall sponsor) with committee recommendations following roll-call votes. For HB4947 the clerk recorded nine ayes and zero nays; the chair announced the motion prevailed. HB4948 likewise advanced after the committee vote.
On House Bill 4749 (Rep. Roth sponsor) the committee considered and explained Substitute H-1, which changes the bill’s effective date to 12 months after adoption to allow time for court restructuring and adjusts certain court names at the request of SCALE and the bill sponsor. The committee adopted the H-1 substitute by roll call and then reported HB4749 as substituted.
The meeting transcript records the procedural motions, roll-call responses, and chair rulings; no floor debate on final policy language or implementation details was recorded in committee at this hearing. The committee adjourned after taking testimony on other CPL-related bills.
