MI HB4661

Establishes the Crime Victim Communication Modernization Program to provide grants to state and local agencies, law enforcement, and local governments for modernizing communication with crime victims

Creates the Crime Victim Communication Modernization Fund within the Department of Treasury, administered by the Office of the Michigan Public Safety Communications System, with $7,000,000 appropriated for fiscal year 2025

Requires communication technology standards including automated text/email updates to victims without requiring app downloads or account creation, multilingual support, and AI-powered bidirectional communication capabilities

Mandates notifications to victims at key case milestones including report filing, case opening, arrests, forensic results pending, prosecutor referrals, and case closure

Requires annual reporting to the legislature and governor on fund activities; act takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on passage of HB 4662 or its Senate companion bill