SB0198

Occupations: vehicles, dealers, and repair facilities; requirements for automobile dealer data collection; provide for. Creates new act.

Chamber Passed·1/28/26

Michigan SB0198 regulates data collection and sharing by automobile dealers, setting standards for third-party access and use.

Michigan SB0198, known as the "motor vehicle dealer data collection act," establishes regulations for data collection and sharing by automobile dealers. It defines terms such as "protected dealer data," "third party," and "Star standards," which refer to current security standards. The act mandates that manufacturers and third parties cannot access, share, or sell protected dealer data without prior express written consent from the dealer. It also prohibits unreasonable restrictions on data integration by authorized integrators and third parties.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 34–0 · Jan 28
Current
Regulatory Reform Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

D
1
0
Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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0 Nay

3 Absent

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Calendar

Dec 2, 2025

2:30 PM

Senate Regulatory Affairs

Nov 13, 2025

1:30 PM

Senate Regulatory Affairs

History

Jan 29

House

Read A First Time

Jan 29

House

Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform

Jan 28

Senate

Passed Roll Call # 7 Yeas 34 Nays 0 Excused 3 Not Voting 0