SB 353 — Consumer protection: solicitations; unfair trade practices; revise practices relating to deceptive telephone solicitations. Amends sec. 3 of 1976 PA 331 (MCL 445.903). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0351'25

SB-353, As Passed Senate, January 29, 2026 SENATE BILL NO.

(a) Causing a probability of confusion or misunderstanding as to the source, sponsorship, approval, or certification of goods or VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 services.

(k) Representing to a party to whom goods or services are supplied that the goods or services are being supplied in response to a request made by or on behalf of the party, when they the goods VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 or services are not.

(s) Failing to reveal a material fact, the omission of which VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 tends to mislead or deceive the consumer, and which fact could not reasonably be known by the consumer.

(y) Gross discrepancies between the oral representations of VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 the seller and the written agreement covering the same transaction or failure of the other party to the transaction to provide the promised benefits.

(ee) Representing that a product or package is degradable, biodegradable, or photodegradable unless it can be substantiated by VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 evidence that the product or package will completely decompose into elements found in nature within a reasonably short period of time after consumers use the product and dispose of the product or the package in a landfill or composting facility, as appropriate.

(hh) Except as provided in subsection (3), requiring a consumer to disclose his or her the consumer's Social Security number as a condition to selling or leasing goods or providing a VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 service to the consumer, unless any of the following apply:

(ii) If a credit card or debit card is used for payment in a consumer transaction, issuing or delivering a receipt to the consumer that displays any part of the expiration date of the card VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 or more than the last 4 digits of the consumer's account number.

(ii) At least 1 member of the performing group was a member of the recording group and has a legal right to use the recording group's name, by virtue of use or operation under the recording group's name without having abandoned the name or affiliation with VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz 1 the recording group.

This amendatory act does not take effect VMP S02408'25_SB0353_INTR_1S02408'25_SB353_APS_1 0y7pan0w35hz unless Senate Bill No.

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