HB 5532 Summary

• Amends the Michigan Consumer Protection Act to add subsection (1)(ll) prohibiting retailers from charging different prices for the same consumer goods based on payment method (cash versus debit/credit card).

• Establishes that charging a consumer who pays in cash a different price than a consumer who uses a debit or credit card for identical goods constitutes an unlawful unfair trade practice in retail sales.

• Applies to the extensive list of existing unfair trade practices already defined under the Michigan Consumer Protection Act, including deceptive advertising, misrepresentation of product quality, and other consumer protection violations.

• Does not create new rules beyond what is enumerated in the statute and preserves the Attorney General's ability to promulgate implementing rules while maintaining national uniformity for environmental marketing claims.