MI SB0134

Expands the Michigan Consumer Protection Act's scope to cover goods and services used by nonprofit organizations and small businesses (under 250 employees or less than $6 million in annual sales), in addition to personal, family, and household purposes

Creates enhanced civil penalties for violations targeting elders (80+) and vulnerable adults: up to $25,000 per violation, or up to $50,000 for persistent and knowing violations, with each solicitation, advertisement, and deceptive statement counting as a separate violation

Grants the attorney general expanded pre-litigation investigative powers to issue written demands for testimony under oath, interrogatory answers, and document production, with confidentiality protections until enforcement action is brought

Establishes the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Revolving Enforcement and Education Fund in the state treasury to receive attorney fees, costs, and certain unclaimed damages, with tiered deposit requirements based on recovery amounts (100% of first $500,000, 50% of next $500,000, 10% thereafter)

Increases minimum damages in attorney general class actions from actual damages alone to actual damages or $250 per class member, whichever is greater, and clarifies that the act must be liberally construed with remedies available in addition to other legal remedies