Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation establishing the Organized Retail Crime Act to protect consumers by cracking down on the increasing prevalence of retail fraud, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

Both State Rep. Eileen Kowall and Sen. Mike Kowall, who represent White Lake and Highland, voted in favor of House Bills 5843 and 5902, sponsored by state Dist. 51 State Rep Joe Graves, which makes it a felony punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment if a person is found guilty of knowingly committing organized retail crime, the release states.