2021 House Bill 5487 / 2022 Public Act 153

Mandate certain merchant disclosures on eBay type sites

Introduced in the House

Oct. 27, 2021

Introduced by Rep. Mark Tisdel (R-45)

To amend the Michigan Consumer Protection Act to prescribe detailed disclosures that “high-volume third-party sellers” (more than 200 'consumer product' sales in a year) would have to make to an online marketplace (like eBay) to disclose the seller's full name, full physical address, a working phone number and email address, whether the seller makes, imports or resells consumer products and more. The site would then have to post a phone number on the seller's offerings for reporting "suspicious marketplace activity." The bill is supported by broad coalition of large Michigan "brick and mortar" retailers.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 21, 2022

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Passed in the House 89 to 15 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 23, 2022

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 30, 2022

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To amend the Michigan Consumer Protection Act to prescribe detailed disclosures that “high-volume third-party sellers” (more than 200 'consumer product' sales in a year) would have to make to an online marketplace (like eBay) to disclose the seller's full name, full physical address, a working phone number and email address, whether the seller makes, imports or resells consumer products and more. The site would then have to post a phone number on the seller's offerings for reporting "suspicious marketplace activity." The bill is supported by broad coalition of large Michigan "brick and mortar" retailers.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 19, 2022