2007 Senate Bill 301 / Public Act 57

Registers of Deeds social security number confidentiality package

Introduced in the Senate

March 1, 2007

Introduced by Sen. John Pappageorge (R-13)

To require court orders or judgments submitted to a county registers of deeds for recording to have all but four sequential digits of any social security numbers redacted from the documents, unless doing so in a specific instance is otherwise prohibited by law.

Referred to the Committee on Local, Urban, and State Affairs

May 3, 2007

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 16, 2007

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 17, 2007

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

May 17, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs

July 18, 2007

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Aug. 22, 2007

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

To require court orders or judgments submitted to a county registers of deeds for recording to have all but four sequential digits of any social security numbers redacted from the documents, unless doing so in a specific instance is otherwise prohibited by law.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Sept. 11, 2007