2018 House Bill 6572 / Public Act 521

Revise fired police disclosure law details

Introduced in the House

Dec. 4, 2018

Introduced by Rep. Jim Runestad (R-44)

To add exceptions to a law that requires employers to delete disciplinary reports, reprimands or other disciplinary action records older than four years from the employer’s personnel records before information in them is released to a third party. This would require an employer to turn those records over to a state Commission on Law Enforcement Standards if requested, so as to accommodate a <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2017-SB-223">2017 law</a> that established a process for disclosing police firing to other agencies.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 6, 2018

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 12, 2018

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 13, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Dec. 18, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To add exceptions to a law that requires employers to delete disciplinary reports, reprimands or other disciplinary action records older than four years from the employer’s personnel records before information in them is released to a third party. This would require an employer to turn those records over to a state Commission on Law Enforcement Standards if requested, so as to accommodate a <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2017-SB-223">2017 law</a> that established a process for disclosing police firing to other agencies.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 27, 2018