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MI HB5803

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/23/2022

Primary Sponsor

Cynthia Johnson

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds definitions to Michigan's Freedom of Information Act including "cybersecurity assessment," "cybersecurity incident," "cybersecurity plan," "cybersecurity vulnerability," and "field name" to address information security concerns.

  • Expands the definition of "public body" to include art institute services providers receiving tax proceeds under the Art Institute Authorities Act and accredited zoological institutions receiving tax proceeds under the Zoological Authorities Act.

  • Clarifies that the judiciary and county clerk's office acting as clerk to the circuit court are excluded from the definition of "public body" under FOIA.

  • Updates terminology in the act by replacing "which" with "that" and "electronic mail" with "email" for grammatical consistency.

  • Modifies the definition of "software" to clarify that field names in computer databases are not protected as software if their disclosure does not violate a software license.

Legislative Description

Civil rights: public records; certain art institute service providers and zoological institutions; subject to the freedom of information act. Amends sec. 2 of 1976 PA 442 (MCL 15.232).

Civil rights: public records

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/23/2022

2/24/2022

Committee Referrals

Oversight2/23/2022

Full Bill Text

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