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MI HB4397
Bill
Status
11/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Sarah Lightner
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AI Summary
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Allows certain elected officials (legislators, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, and former governors) and their immediate family members to request that public bodies and private persons remove and stop publicly posting their personal identifying information
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Protected information includes residential addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, license plate numbers, school/daycare information, employment locations, and financial account details
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Public bodies and persons must remove the specified personal identifying information within 5 business days of receiving a written request from a protected individual or their designated contact
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Exempts news reporting on matters of public concern, voluntarily published information, credit reporting agencies, activities covered by federal privacy laws (HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act), and sex offender registry requirements
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Allows protected individuals to bring civil actions for injunctive relief and recover court costs and attorney fees if a public body or person fails to comply with a removal request
Legislative Description
Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families, and household members; enhance. Creates new act.
Civil rights: public records
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
12/2/2025