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MI SB0701
Bill
Status
3/11/2026
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Lindsey
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AI Summary
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Adds violation of the Medical Debt Protection Act as a prohibited unfair, unconscionable, or deceptive trade practice under Michigan's Consumer Protection Act.
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Creates a new enforcement mechanism allowing medical debt interest rate violations to be pursued as consumer protection violations.
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Includes a tie bar provision requiring Senate Bill 702 (the Medical Debt Protection Act) to be enacted before this bill takes effect.
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Updates outdated gendered language throughout the Consumer Protection Act (replacing "his or her" with "the consumer's" or similar neutral terms).
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Makes minor technical corrections to statutory cross-references in existing consumer protection provisions.
Legislative Description
Consumer credit: interest rates; maximum interest rate allowed for medical debt; modify. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0702'25
Health: other
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Health Policy
3/11/2026