Each month, The Michigan Daily publishes a compilation of bills in the Michigan legislature for students at the University of Michigan to know about.

The following article explains five bills that have been introduced, passed or signed into law by the Michigan legislature or Gov. Gretchen Whitmer throughout the month of August.

1. Identity theft protection

Status: Passed by the Senate

Introduced in June by state Sen. Rosemary Bayer, D-West Bloomfield, Senate Bill Package 360 – 364 was passed by the Senate on Aug. 28. These bills are a part of a bipartisan data breach package spearheaded by Bayer to expand protections for personal data such as passport numbers and medical records for Michigan consumers. If signed into law, the bill would expand the Identity Theft Protection Act .

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