SB 1338 Summary

• Amends Michigan Consumer Protection Act to add window blind safety requirements prohibiting sale of window blinds, curtains, or window coverings with pull cords or inner cords that form loops unless marked with strangulation warnings for children.

• Adds subsection (ll) defining as unfair trade practice the sale of window coverings with looped cords lacking required child safety warnings.

• Adds subsection (mm) referencing violations of sections 3e, 3f, 3g, or 3h as unlawful unfair trade practices.

• Prohibits attorney general from promulgating rules to implement environmental marketing claims provisions (subsections (dd) and (ee)) to ensure national uniformity.

• Clarifies that social security number disclosure restrictions do not apply to health/dental benefits administration or employer-provided benefits.