2023 House Bill 4421
/ Public Act 179
Civil procedure: other; certain public video recordings of court proceedings; allow the victims' faces to be blurred.
An act to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled “An act to establish the rights of victims of crime and juvenile offenses; to provide for certain procedures; to establish certain immunities and duties; to limit convicted criminals from deriving profit under certain circumstances; to prohibit certain conduct of employers or employers’ agents toward victims; and to provide for penalties and remedies,” by amending sections 8, 38, and 68 (MCL 780.758, 780.788, and 780.818), as amended by 2012 PA 457.
Official record
Introduced in the House
April 13, 2023
Introduced
by
Rep. Stephanie Young (D-16)
and 37 co-sponsors
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Julie Brixie (D-73), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Pat Outman (R-91), Tom Kunse (R-100), Robert Bezotte (R-50), Graham Filler (R-93), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Brian BeGole (R-71), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Brenda Carter (D-53), Greg VanWoerkom (R-88), Kara Hope (D-74), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Helena Scott (D-7), Carol Glanville (D-84), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Mike McFall (D-8), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Jason Morgan (D-23), Bill Schuette (R-95), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Mike Mueller (R-72), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Regina Weiss (D-6), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Reggie Miller (D-31), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Luke Meerman (R-89), Timothy Beson (R-96), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Felicia Brabec (D-33) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
May 23, 2023
Reported without amendment
June 7, 2023
Passed in the House 105 to 1
(details)
Motion to give immediate effect
by
Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)
The motion prevailed by voice vote
Received in the Senate
June 8, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
Sept. 28, 2023
Reported without amendment
Oct. 3, 2023
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Oct. 17, 2023
Reported without amendment
Oct. 19, 2023
Passed in the Senate 38 to 0
(details)
Nov. 7, 2023
