2003 House Bill 5195 / 2004 Public Act 238

Place photos on on-line sex offender registry

Introduced in the House

Oct. 22, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Matt Milosch (R-55)

To require that the listings on the sex offender registry of those convicted of sex offences against children must include a photo.

Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice

Nov. 5, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1)* be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 12, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which requires photos of all offenders on the sex offenders registry, and which backs up the date the bill would go into effect until May 1, 2005, so as to "clean up" the registry, and allow certain offenders exempted from the registry by House Bill 4920 to petition to be removed from it.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 85 to 17 (details)

To require that all listings on the sex offender registry must include a photo of the offender, beginning May 1, 2005.

Received in the Senate

Nov. 13, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services

March 4, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

July 6, 2004

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require that all listings on the sex offender registry must include a photo of the offender, beginning May 1, 2005.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 21, 2004