9 Mich. Senators Float Comprehensive Privacy Bill

A Michigan comprehensive privacy bill by nine state senators surfaced Tuesday. Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D) introduced SB-1182 “to establish the privacy rights of consumers.” The bill was referred to the Senate Energy and Technology committee. SB-1182 would apply to any business that, during a calendar year, either controls or processes personal data of at least 100,000 consumers or of at least 25,000 consumers if it derives more than half its gross revenue from sale of their data. It would include exemptions for state agencies and political subdivisions, financial institutions covered by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and higher education institutions. Michigan’s attorney general would enforce the measure.