---
type: "Bill"
title: "Crime victims; statements; presence of defendant during presentation of victim oral impact statements; require. Amends secs. 15, 43 & 75 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.765 et seq.)."
description: "Crime victims; statements; presence of defendant during presentation of victim oral impact statements; require. Amends secs. 15, 43 & 75 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.765 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5407"
citation: "Michigan HB 5407 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crime victims: statements", "Criminal procedure: sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c52f13cc-192d-4318-be82-34dcf8e9398e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5407"
source_hash: "57dceac5e4d9ea5c3063b0b326e25148bcccb384c5a777599851e74f74a3861b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5407 (2017-2018) — Crime victims; statements; presence of defendant during presentation of victim oral impact statements; require. Amends secs. 15, 43 & 75 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.765 et seq.).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBH-5407.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5407.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5407.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5407.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0153.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 283 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- Roll Call # 281 Yeas 105 Nays 3 — **105–3** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 105 Nays 2 — **105–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 91 — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Klint Kesto — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Holly Hughes `introduction`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Law and Justice `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/11/2018
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 105 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-3 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 283 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-3 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-05-10T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-3 concurred in
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 281 Yeas 105 Nays 3
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-05-17T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 5/17/2018 @ 12:05 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 5/23/2018 @ 12:44 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 5/23/2018 @ 2:24 PM
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 153'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c52f13cc-192d-4318-be82-34dcf8e9398e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).