republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5402.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Criminal procedure; evidence; videorecorded statements used for training purposes; require consent of certain individuals, and allow to be used in counties other than the county in which the videorecorded statement was taken. Amends sec. 2163a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2163a)."
description: "Criminal procedure; evidence; videorecorded statements used for training purposes; require consent of certain individuals, and allow to be used in counties other than the county in which the videorecorded statement was taken. Amends sec. 2163a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2163a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5402"
citation: "Michigan HB 5402 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal procedure: evidence", "Criminal procedure: prosecuting attorneys", "Children: protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19e363c7-31a4-41b4-ab9a-2833cd5d365e"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5402"
source_hash: "a802f3354395b8dc78cd0cd6aedfb1801c968a372c02df63ae3dfa6317cc3f75"
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 5402 (2017-2018) — Criminal procedure; evidence; videorecorded statements used for training purposes; require consent of certain individuals, and allow to be used in counties other than the county in which the videorecorded statement was taken. Amends sec. 2163a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.2163a).

## 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-5402.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5402.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5402.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5402.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0343.htm)

## Votes

- Roll Call # 587 Yeas 104 Nays 2 — **104–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 574 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 149 Yeas 105 Nays 2 — **105–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 30 — cosponsor (person)
- Ben Frederick — cosponsor (person)
- Diana Farrington — cosponsor (person)
- LaTanya Garrett — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Vanessa Guerra — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Diana Farrington `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 Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/11/2018
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+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** substitute H-3 adopted
- **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 # 149 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`
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 574 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-09-26T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2018-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 587 Yeas 104 Nays 2
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-10-04T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 10/4/2018 @ 9:58 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 10/16/2018 @ 8:52 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 10/16/2018 @ 1:36 PM
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 343'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19e363c7-31a4-41b4-ab9a-2833cd5d365e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).