This bill would change the law regarding allowing Victim Impact Statements (VIS) in the courtroom. The demand for this bill initiated with actual victims and relatives of victims. Currently, a judge has the right to deny the reading of a VIS during the trial and during the sentencing. SB 432 would change the “may” to “shall” in the language of the law. Furthermore, the evidence considered VIS may be a written statement, an audio tape, a video tape, or a statement made via speakerphone with an attorney’s verification of the speaker’s identity.