republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2023-2024/hb-4421.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Civil procedure: other; certain public video recordings of court proceedings; allow the victims' faces to be blurred. Amends secs. 8, 38 & 68 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.758 et seq.)."
description: "Civil procedure: other; certain public video recordings of court proceedings; allow the victims' faces to be blurred. Amends secs. 8, 38 & 68 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.758 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4421"
citation: "Michigan HB 4421 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: other", "Communications: video services", "Consumer protection: privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stephanie A. Young"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-13"
last_action: "2023-11-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f92a2f52-07c4-4f67-8803-ca7c913ebd56"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4421"
source_hash: "992bacf14c38eebbf93322e031d2460a88207258740274d1e6dd8f89397fce3b"
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 4421 (2023-2024) — Civil procedure: other; certain public video recordings of court proceedings; allow the victims' faces to be blurred. Amends secs. 8, 38 & 68 of 1985 PA 87 (MCL 780.758 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4421.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4421.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4421.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4421.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0179.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 138 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **105–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 551 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Stephanie A. Young — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)
- Greg VanWoerkom — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mark Tisdel — cosponsor (person)
- Matthew Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Beson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-13** introduced by Representative Stephanie A. Young `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-13** referred to Committee on Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** bill electronically reproduced 04/13/2023
- **2023-05-23** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-23** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-06** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-06** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-07** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 138 Yeas 105 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2023-06-07** transmitted
- **2023-06-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-03** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-03** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-10-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 551 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-10-24** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2023-10-24** full title agreed to
- **2023-10-24** bill ordered enrolled 10/20/2023
- **2023-10-31** presented to the Governor 10/26/2023 01:54 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-11-08** approved by the Governor 11/06/2023 11:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-11-08** filed with Secretary of State 11/07/2023 02:04 PM
- **2023-11-08** assigned PA 179'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f92a2f52-07c4-4f67-8803-ca7c913ebd56`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).