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House Judiciary Committee adopts substitute on real‑property measure and reports juvenile‑sentencing bills
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Summary
The House Judiciary Committee adopted a substitute to House Bill 4524 clarifying which recorded interests are excluded from a 40‑year expiration rule and reported three juvenile‑sentencing bills (HB4506, HB4507, HB4508) with recommendations after votes and unsuccessful amendments. Written supporters and opponents were entered into the record.
The House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 20 adopted a substitute amendment to House Bill 4524 and reported several juvenile‑sentencing measures to the floor with committee recommendations.
Chair Leitner called the committee to order and, after roll call, members adopted Rep. Wozniak’s substitute (H‑1) to HB4524. Rep. Wozniak said the substitute clarifies that certain amended deeds and recorded interests — for example those associated with drainage districts, governmental or quasi‑governmental bodies and energy utility facilities — are excluded from the change that would otherwise let such recorded interests expire after 40 years. The committee adopted the substitute on a roll‑call vote recorded in the transcript as 10 yeas and 0 nays.
The clerk read into the record written support from David Pearson of the Real Property Law Section, Sean Cecil of Michigan Realtors and Dawn Crandall of the Home Builders Association. Rep. A goal moved to report HB4524 as substituted; the clerk recorded a roll call and the bill was reported with recommendation.
The committee then considered House Bill 4506. Rep. Hope offered two amendments intended to narrow the bill’s application — the first to limit consecutive sentencing to 19‑ and 20‑year‑olds who have committed more than one first‑degree murder, and the second to align minimum and maximum sentences with ranges used for older juveniles. Both amendments were moved, called for roll‑call votes, and were not adopted (the transcript records the first vote as 4 ayes, 7 nays and the second the same). The clerk read written opposition from Nicole Porter of The Sentencing Project and Paula Bowman of the League of Women Voters. The committee then reported HB4506 with recommendation.
Rep. Bagole moved to report House Bill 4507 with recommendation; the clerk called the roll and the bill was reported as recorded in the committee minutes. Rep. Harris moved HB4508 with recommendation and the committee similarly reported that bill.
The committee’s actions were procedural: adoption of a committee substitute, consideration of amendments, and reporting bills to the floor with committee recommendations. No ancillary policy changes beyond the substitute language on HB4524 were adopted during the meeting. The committee adjourned with no further action recorded.
