2023 House Bill 4420 / Public Act 180

Crime victims: other; information sharing by law enforcement of victim contact information with survivor programs; allow.

An act to amend 1927 PA 175, entitled “An act to revise, consolidate, and codify the laws relating to criminal procedure and to define the jurisdiction, powers, and duties of courts, judges, and other officers of the court under the provisions of this act; to provide laws relative to the rights of persons accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the arrest of persons charged with or suspected of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for bail of persons arrested for or accused of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to provide for the examination of persons accused of criminal offenses; to regulate the procedure relative to grand juries, indictments, informations, and proceedings before trial; to provide for trials of persons complained of or indicted for criminal offenses and ordinance violations and to provide for the procedure in those trials; to provide for judgments and sentences of persons convicted of criminal offenses and ordinance violations; to establish a sentencing commission and to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for procedure relating to new trials and appeals in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to provide a uniform system of probation throughout this state and the appointment of probation officers; to prescribe the powers, duties, and compensation of probation officers; to provide penalties for the violation of the duties of probation officers; to provide for procedure governing proceedings to prevent crime and proceedings for the discovery of crime; to provide for fees of officers, witnesses, and others in criminal and ordinance violation cases; to set forth miscellaneous provisions as to criminal procedure in certain cases; to provide penalties for the violation of certain provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with or contravening any of the provisions of this act,” (MCL 760.1 to 777.69) by adding section 21b to chapter XVI.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4420 would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to allow a police officer or prosecuting attorney to provide a domestic or sexual violence service provider agency with the name, demographics, and other pertinent information of, and information to facilitate contact with, a victim of domestic or sexual violence for the purpose of offering supportive services to the victim.

Introduced in the House

April 13, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Julie Rogers (D-41) and 39 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Julie Brixie (D-73), Stephanie Young (D-16), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Pat Outman (R-91), Tom Kunse (R-100), Robert Bezotte (R-50), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Graham Filler (R-93), Brian BeGole (R-71), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Brenda Carter (D-53), Greg VanWoerkom (R-88), Kara Hope (D-74), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), 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 100 to 6 (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

Amendment offered by Sen. Lana Theis (R-22)

1. Amend page 1, line 2, after “may” by inserting a comma and “with consent of the victim,”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 32 to 6 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 7, 2023