Senator Theis, under her constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of House Bill No. 4420.
Senator Theis’ statement is as follows:
I am beyond offended that this body believes that a woman who has been sexually assaulted—that her information should be released without her permission. That amendment simply asked that the police ask for her permission before they release it. So many members of this body voted against getting a woman’s permission before her most-personal information is released to strangers. Shame on you.
Senator Theis asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Theis’ statement is as follows:
All my amendment does is require the permission of the victim before her personal information is released.
The following bill was read a third time:
House Bill No. 4421, entitled
A bill to amend 1985 PA 87, entitled “William Van Regenmorter crime victim’s rights act,” by amending sections 8, 38, and 68 (MCL 780.758, 780.788, and 780.818), as amended by 2012 PA 457.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: