SB 82 — Courts: judges; personal information and physical safety protections for judges, their families, and household members; enhance. Creates new act.

SB-82, As Passed House,Senate, DecemberMarch 16,19, 2025 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE FOR SENATE BILL NO.

SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 (iii) The judge's parent.

SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 (viii) Federal or state tax identification number.

(xiii) Information on the employment location, except a court house, of a judge or a judge's immediate family member including the name or address of the employer, employment schedules, or routes taken to or from the employer.

SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 (iv) Except as provided under subparagraph (v), any other body that is created by state or local authority or is primarily funded by or through state or local authority, except that the judiciary, including the office of the county clerk and its employees when acting in the capacity of clerk to the circuit court, is not included in the definition of public body.

(3) A written request provided to a public body or person SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 under subsection (2) remains in force and effect until the judge provides a signed written request to rescind or modify the prior request,request. or until the judge dies, whichever occurs first.

(2) Except as otherwise provided, a person that has received a request under section 3 shall not publicly post or display or transfer the specified personal identifying information of a judge SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 or a judge's immediate family member, as applicable.

(e) The provision of publicly available personal identifying SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1(S-2)_SB82_APS_1 qr125uu83yxd 1 information by a real-time or near-real-time alert service for a health or safety purpose,purpose. including, but not limited to, an Amber alert issued under the Michigan Amber alert act, 2002 PA 712, MCL 28.751 to 28.755.

SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1 qr125u 1 (k) The use of personal identifying information by an entity covered by the privacy regulations promulgated under section 1320d- SCS S00983'25 (S-2)_SB82_APS_1 u83yxd 1 2(c) of the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996, 42 USC 1320d-2.

(p) The use and display of personal identifying information SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1 qr125u 1 required under the sex offenders registration act, 1994 PA 295, MCL 28.721 to 28.730.

Any personal identifying information covered by a written request under section 4(1) is exempt from disclosure under section 13(1)(d) of the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, SCS S00983'25 (S-2)_SB82_APS_1 u83yxd 1 MCL 15.243, by the public body that received the written request.

SCS S00983'25 (H-5)_SB82_APH_1 qr125u 1 (5) It is not a defense to a violation of this act that the personal identifying information disclosed was publicly available from another source.

This act must be construed liberally to effectuate the legislative intent and the purpose of this act as complete and SCS S00983'25 (S-2)_SB82_APS_1 u83yxd independent authorization for the performance of each and every act and thing authorized in the act, and all powers granted in this act must be broadly interpreted to effectuate the intent and purpose of this act and not as to limitation of powers.

This act takes effect January180 1,days 2027.after the date it is enacted into law.

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This act does not take effect unless House Bill No.

4397 of the 103rd Legislature is enacted into law.

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