LANSING — The Michigan Senate passed a set of bills this week that supporters say would help combat identity theft.

The bills — SB 360 through SB 364 — would require private companies and state agencies with sensitive data to maintain a security coordinator who would ensure proper safeguards are in place.

The plan would also establish new requirements for companies reporting data breaches.

The bills were passed separately from a proposal that would establish consumer rights over personal data and restrict how companies can use that data. That bill — SB 359 — has not yet received a vote.

The proposals would be the first personal privacy laws passed in Michigan, and a majority of other states already have similar policies in law.

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