State management: other; software that accurately reproduces a person's name; require state agencies to use. Amends 1984 PA 431 (MCL 18.1101 - 18.1594) by adding sec. 271.
Senate Bill 984 requires state agencies in Michigan to use software that accurately reproduces a person's name on official documents. Specifically, the law mandates that such software must correctly display hyphens, bicapitalization, and apostrophes within names. This provision directly affects government employees who create communications or records containing individual names. The bill aims to prevent errors in how names appear on state-issued paperwork by setting a technical standard for the software used.
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May 2026
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Introduced May 20, 2026
Last action May 20, 2026
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May 20, 2026
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR EDWARD MCBROOM
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1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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