SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

2015-2016 Session

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Bill/Resolution Sponsor Subject Status
HB   4047
Referred 6/3/2015
Johnson Highways; name; portion of M-18 between the city of Gladwin and the city of Beaverton; designate as the "Veterans Memorial Highway." REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/26/2016
HB   4142
Referred 12/8/2016 2:03:57 PM
Goike Traffic control; traffic regulation; traffic fines for overweight and oversized vehicles; increase. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/8/2016
HB   4319
Referred 5/6/2015
Nesbitt Traffic control; traffic regulation; criteria for vehicles to proceed without stopping at inactive railroad track grade crossings; amend. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 6/18/2015
HB   4320
Referred 5/6/2015
Nesbitt Transportation; school vehicles; requirement for driver of school bus to stop at certain railroad track grade crossings; revise. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 6/18/2015
HB   4389
Referred 5/12/2015
Pagel Highways; name; portion of US-12; designate as the "Tpr. Steven B. Devries Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 7/1/2015
HB   4418
Referred 2/17/2016
Chatfield Traffic control; traffic regulation; maple sap transport; include in agricultural commodities for exemption from seasonal road restrictions. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/17/2016
HB   4423
Referred 6/7/2016
Jacobsen Traffic control; speed restrictions; speed limit law; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 11/10/2016
HB   4424
Referred 6/7/2016
Jacobsen Traffic control; speed restrictions; certain requirements for speed limits in school zones; revise. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 11/10/2016
HB   4425
Referred 6/7/2016
Outman Traffic control; speed restrictions; modified speed limits on certain roads; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 11/10/2016
HB   4426
Referred 6/7/2016
Kivela Traffic control; violations; assessment of points for certain speeding violations; modify, and make other revisions. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 11/10/2016
HB   4427
Referred 6/7/2016
Smiley Insurance; no-fault; rates based on certain traffic violations; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 11/10/2016
HB   4455
Referred 5/26/2015
Glardon Highways; bridges; bridge inspection process; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 1/28/2016
HB   4458
Referred 6/3/2015
Runestad Transportation; other; complete streets advisory council; eliminate. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/1/2015
HB   4459
Referred 6/18/2015
Lucido Traffic control; driver license; emergency contact information encoded in driver license; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 12/10/2015
HB   4460
Referred 6/18/2015
Lucido State; identification cards; emergency contact information on state identification card; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 on 12/10/2015
HB   4468
Referred 5/12/2015
VerHeulen Aeronautics; airport authority; regional airport authority; allow to be created. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/21/2015
HB   4562
Referred 6/3/2015
Bumstead Highways; name; portion of M-37; designate as the "Brian Derks Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/1/2015
HB   4577
Referred 10/21/2015
Lauwers Traffic control; driver license; renewal of unexpired seasonal restricted commercial driver licenses; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/17/2016
HB   4634
Referred 2/17/2016
Glardon Vehicles; registration; renewal deadline for vehicle registration; modify to provide a grace period under certain circumstances. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/5/2016
HB   4653
Referred 10/28/2015
Cole Traffic control; driver license; access to driver license photograph of concealed weapons license holders; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
HB   4695
Referred 4/19/2016
Sheppard Traffic control; traffic regulation; seasonal weight restrictions; exempt trucks transporting potable water.
HB   4727
Referred 10/29/2015
Cole Aeronautics; other; regulations for tall structures; revise for meteorological towers. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/4/2016
HB   4853
Referred 12/1/2015
Tedder Vehicles; motorcycles; fee for motorcycle safety course; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 1/28/2016
HB   4854
Referred 12/1/2015
Tedder Vehicles; motorcycles; waiver of certain test requirements for individuals who complete a motorcycle safety course; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 1/28/2016
HB   4874
Referred 3/2/2016
Leonard Highways; name; portion of business US-127; designate as the "PFC Andrew H. Nelson Memorial Highway". DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 12/2/2016
HB   5006
Referred 2/11/2016
Cochran Highways; name; certain portion of Business Route I-96; designate as the "Lansing Firefighter Dennis E. Rodeman Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/17/2016
HB   5205
Referred 3/22/2016
McBroom Highways; name; portion of US Highway 2; designate as the "Kenneth J. Moraska Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/14/2016
HB   5247
Referred 3/23/2016
VerHeulen Vehicles; equipment; use of green and amber lights on snowplow vehicles; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/5/2016
HB   5250
Referred 3/10/2016
Canfield Traffic control; driver license; secretary of state sharing photographs taken for enhanced driver license and enhanced state identification card with the state police; allow. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
HB   5447
Referred 5/17/2016
Pettalia Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; maximum number of fund-raising plates; establish, and make other revisions. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/22/2016
HB   5656
Referred 6/7/2016
Lane Traffic control; driver license; pilot program for vehicle group designation testing of an individual holding a valid commercial license permit issued by another state; establish. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/21/2016
HB   5657
Referred 6/7/2016
Pettalia Traffic control; driver license; valid temporary instruction permit requirement for behind-the-wheel truck driver training; expand to include valid commercial learner's permit from another state. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/21/2016
HB   5741
Referred 12/7/2016 1:01:56 PM
Tedder Vehicles; abandoned; termination of rights of owner and lienholder of abandoned vehicles; require notice to include certain information. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 12/8/2016
HB   5837
Referred 12/13/2016 11:10:40 AM
Rendon Highways; name; portion of M-66 between M-55 in Lake City and M-72 in Kalkaska; designate as the "Veterans Highway".
HCR   0001
Referred 2/25/2015
Dianda A concurrent resolution to support the Marquette County Road Commission’s appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s objection to the planned construction of County Road 595.
SB   0042
Referred 1/27/2015
Casperson Vehicles; driver training; certain requirements applicable to commercial learner's permit; amend to comply with federal regulations. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/5/2015
SB   0051
Referred 1/28/2015
Horn Highways; name; renaming a portion of highway in Genesee County; designate as "John Wayne "Dusty" Marcum Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 12/3/2015
SB   0076
Referred 2/3/2015
Gregory Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; specialty plate to recognize women veterans; create.
SB   0084
Referred 2/5/2015
Colbeck Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for Choose Life Michigan Fund; create. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 3/5/2015
SB   0091
Referred 2/10/2015
Booher Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore; create. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 7/1/2015
SB   0099
Referred 2/11/2015
Nofs Highways; name; portion of business loop I-94; designate as the "Detective LaVern S. Brann Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/26/2015
SB   0105
Referred 2/12/2015
Green Highways; bridges; movable bridge fund; create, and require oversight of publicly owned movable bridges by department of transportation. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 6/11/2015
SB   0111
Referred 2/17/2015
Colbeck Highways; construction and repair; database for all road and bridge projects; establish.
SB   0165
Referred 2/26/2015
Schmidt Vehicles; other; commercial quadricycles; allow to serve alcohol under certain circumstances and make other revisions to Michigan vehicle code. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/30/2015
SB   0166
Referred 2/26/2015
Casperson Vehicles; other; commercial quadricycle; define, and exclude from definition of "motor vehicle". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/30/2015
SB   0168
Referred 2/26/2015
Bieda Traffic control; traffic regulation; gross vehicle weight limits; modify to 80,000 pounds.
SB   0183
Referred 3/5/2015
Jones Transportation; school vehicles; automated traffic enforcement safety devices on school buses; allow.
SB   0186
Referred 3/5/2015
Stamas Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising plates for the "Detroit Red Wings", "Detroit Tigers", "Detroit Lions", "Detroit Pistons", and "Michigan International Speedway"; create. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/14/2015
SB   0196
Referred 3/11/2015
Casperson Vehicles; other; issuance of salvage or scrap certificate of title to insurance company; allow under certain circumstances and make other revisions. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/26/2015
SB   0223
Referred 3/19/2015
Hopgood Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for "Women's Health"; create.
SB   0264
Referred 4/14/2015
Schmidt Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plates for National Wild Turkey Federation; create.
SB   0267
Referred 4/15/2015
Hansen Sales tax; distribution; distribution of certain revenue from aviation fuel to be earmarked into the state aeronautics fund; provide for.
SB   0274
Referred 4/16/2015
Jones Traffic control; traffic regulation; maximum length for saddle mount vehicle combinations; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 6/4/2015
SB   0278
Referred 4/16/2015
Hildenbrand Aeronautics; airport authority; regional airport authority; allow to be created.
SB   0286
Referred 4/21/2015
Proos Sales tax; distribution; earmark of percentage of sales tax collected on motor fuel and aviation fuel and products; provide for.
SB   0308
Referred 4/30/2015
Young Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; specialty plates for black Greek letter organizations; create and earmark.
SB   0314
Referred 5/5/2015
Schmidt Traffic control; traffic regulation; maple sap, maple syrup, and equipment used to produce maple syrup; include in agricultural commodities for exemption from seasonal weight restrictions. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/3/2016
SB   0322
Referred 5/12/2015
Zorn Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; eliminate sunset.
SB   0323
Referred 5/12/2015
Zorn Counties; boards and commissions; transfer of functions of a county road commission to the county board of commissioners; eliminate sunset.
SB   0326
Referred 5/12/2015
Warren State; symbol; B-24 Liberator; designate as the official state airplane. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 7/1/2015
SB   0341
Referred 5/19/2015
Shirkey Transportation; motor fuel tax; tax levy on alternative fuel used in vehicles; provide for, and make other revisions.
SB   0342
Referred 5/19/2015
Shirkey Vehicles; registration; fee increase for certain vehicles powered by electricity; provide for.
SB   0367
Referred 6/4/2015
Nofs Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for the "Thin Blue Line"; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/28/2016
SB   0392
Referred 6/11/2015
Jones Transportation; other; commercial passenger transportation act; create.
SB   0393
Referred 6/11/2015
Hood Vehicles; registration plates; dealer plates; increase fee for special plates issued to dealers or transporters.
SB   0396
Referred 6/11/2015
Hopgood Traffic control; traffic regulation; traffic fines for overweight and oversized vehicles; increase.
SB   0404
Referred 6/16/2015
Hune Torts; liability; owners of property used for motorcycle safety education programs; provide for protection from liability.
SB   0415
Referred 6/18/2015
Hansen Transportation; funds; new road and bridge fund; create, and earmark revenue.
SB   0420
Referred 6/30/2015
Kowall Transportation; funds; contracts entered into by local road agencies; change bidding requirements and require use of a performance-based maintenance system developed by the state transportation department.
SB   0425
Referred 7/1/2015
Schmidt Aeronautics; funds; expenditure of money in qualified airport fund; provide for.
SB   0426
Referred 7/1/2015
Schmidt Aeronautics; funds; qualified airport fund; create.
SB   0432
Referred 7/1/2015
Casperson Aeronautics; other; unmanned aerial vehicles; prohibit operation near the Mackinac Bridge. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 5/26/2016
SB   0433
Referred 7/1/2015
Schmidt Aeronautics; other; definition of unmanned aerial vehicles; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   0435
Referred 7/1/2015
Hildenbrand Highways; signs; use permits for billboards; provide for.
SB   0436
Referred 7/1/2015
Knollenberg Transportation; funds; Michigan roads to recovery fund; create, and require the issuance of bonds to fund road repairs.
SB   0496
Referred 9/16/2015
Jones Traffic control; driver license; penalties for unendorsed motorcycle riders; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/11/2016
SB   0501
Referred 9/17/2015
Stamas Traffic control; driver license; persons exempt from obtaining a Michigan driver license; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 on 1/28/2016
SB   0513
Referred 9/24/2015
Stamas Highways; name; renaming a bridge on US-10; designate as the "Corpsman Aaron D. Ullom Memorial Bridge". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 10/29/2015
SB   0515
Referred 9/24/2015
Robertson Vehicles; registration; renewal deadline for vehicle registration; modify to provide a 120-day grace period.
SB   0527
Referred 9/29/2015
Warren Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; provide for.
SB   0541
Referred 10/6/2015
Proos Traffic control; driver license; secretary of state to specifically inquire whether driver license applicant wishes to participate in organ donor registry; require. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 on 2/4/2016
SB   0549
Referred 10/7/2015
Jones Aeronautics; other; drones; prohibit operation in airspace above the Michigan State Capitol Historic Site or its grounds.
SB   0557
Referred 10/13/2015
Knollenberg Transportation; funds; requirement that cities and villages bear a portion of the cost of opening, widening, and improving state trunk line highways; eliminate. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   0568
Referred 10/15/2015
Zorn Vehicles; registration plates; "EX-POW" registration plate for motorcycles; provide for.
SB   0593
Referred 11/3/2015
Shirkey Traffic control; violations; use of unmanned traffic monitoring device for ticketing traffic infractions; prohibit.
SB   0595
Referred 11/3/2015
Casperson Traffic control; driver license; examination regarding existence of certain medical conditions affecting applicant's ability to operate safely; revise and clarify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 4/21/2016
SB   0596
Referred 11/4/2015
Knezek Vehicles; registration plates; Cold War veteran registration plate; create.
SB   0699
Referred 1/13/2016
Colbeck Property; other; definition of airspace; modify.
SB   0700
Referred 1/13/2016
Nofs Aeronautics; other; use of unmanned aerial vehicles; provide regulation.
SB   0702
Referred 1/13/2016
Casperson Traffic control; traffic regulation; special permit for certain exceptions to weight limitation towing distance; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/17/2016
SB   0706
Referred 1/14/2016
Casperson Traffic control; traffic regulation; special permit for certain vehicles transporting forest products; prohibit local units of government from requiring under certain circumstances. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/21/2016
SB   0707
Referred 1/14/2016
Casperson Highways; other; definition of "constructed or reconstructed" in act regulating driveway, banners, events, and parades upon and over highway; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/21/2016
SB   0708
Referred 1/14/2016
Casperson Highways; other; authority of county road commission to require a permit for certain vehicles transporting forest products; clarify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 4/21/2016
SB   0739
Referred 2/3/2016
Schmidt Transportation; other; regional transit authority act; clarify permissible use of a tax assessment under that act. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/19/2016
SB   0775
Referred 2/9/2016
Hertel Highways; name; portion of US-127; designate as the "Trooper Craig Scott Memorial Highway".
SB   0781
Referred 2/11/2016
Schuitmaker Vehicles; registration; plate for "Honor and Remember"; create.
SB   0808
Referred 2/17/2016
Schuitmaker Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD); create.
SB   0852
Referred 3/10/2016
Johnson Transportation; school vehicles; installation of safety cameras in certain school buses; allow. DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 12/2/2016
SB   0879
Referred 4/13/2016
Shirkey Transportation; funds; life-cycle cost analysis for pavement design projects; modify, and make other revisions regarding pavement demonstration projects.
SB   0917
Referred 4/26/2016
MacGregor Aeronautics; other; operation of unmanned aerial vehicle by person or entity authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration; allow.
SB   0953
Referred 5/4/2016
Casperson Highways; signs; revisions to highway advertising act; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 9/22/2016
SB   0955
Referred 5/5/2016
Casperson Land use; zoning and growth management; zoning exemption; provide for certain public school property.
SB   0958
Referred 5/11/2016
Schmidt Transportation; school vehicles; waiver of fees under and exemption from motor bus transportation act under certain circumstances; provide for. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   0977
Referred 5/19/2016
Bieda Traffic control; driver license; valid temporary instruction permit requirement for behind-the-wheel truck driver training; expand to include valid commercial learner's permit from another state. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   0978
Referred 5/19/2016
Casperson Traffic control; driver license; pilot program for vehicle group designation testing of an individual holding a valid commercial license permit issued by another state; establish. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   0992
Referred 5/25/2016
MacGregor Aeronautics; other; unmanned aerial systems act; enact. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/22/2016
SB   0994
Referred 5/25/2016
Casperson Aeronautics; other; definitions for unmanned aircraft; enact, and create task force to recommend statewide policy for drones. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 5/26/2016
SB   1047
Referred 9/7/2016 3:23:13 PM
Ananich Highways; name; portion of M-23; designate as the "Sergeant Joe Johnson Memorial Highway". REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 on 11/30/2016
SB   1068
Referred 9/13/2016 10:25:08 AM
Knollenberg Transportation; funds; requirement that cities and villages bear a portion of the cost of opening, widening, and improving state trunk line highways; eliminate. DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED on 12/7/2016
SB   1084
Referred 9/20/2016 12:05:04 PM
Zorn Traffic control; traffic regulation; requirement that emergency lights be mounted on the roof of an authorized emergency vehicle; eliminate. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/21/2016
SB   1089
Referred 9/21/2016 1:40:34 PM
Casperson Traffic control; traffic regulation; requirement for construction workers operating vehicle in constriction zone to wear safety belt; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 9/22/2016
SB   1094
Referred 9/21/2016 1:40:35 PM
O'Brien Traffic control; violations; window tinting regulation; modify persons eligible to operate a vehicle with tinted windows under certain conditions.
SB   1108
Referred 10/18/2016 12:06:04 PM
Robertson Use tax; collections; collection of sales tax on core charge for motor vehicle and recreational vehicle parts or batteries; exempt.
SB   1120
Referred 10/18/2016 12:06:08 PM
Casperson Vehicles; motorcycles; definitions of autocycle and motorcycle; modify. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 10/21/2016
SB   1136
Referred 10/20/2016 3:47:28 PM
Ananich Vehicles; registration; vehicle registration fees; exempt senior citizens from increases.
SB   1147
Referred 10/20/2016 3:47:31 PM
Horn Highways; name; bridge on highway I-75 in Saginaw County over the Saginaw River; designate as the "Zilwaukee Gold Star Family Bridge".
SB   1157
Referred 11/9/2016 10:56:51 AM
Warren Environmental protection; pollution prevention; coal tar sealant or other high PAH sealant for pavement; prohibit use and sale.
SB   1188
Referred 12/9/2016 11:16:27 AM
Casperson Traffic control; traffic regulation; gross vehicle weight limits; provide exemption for certain natural gas vehicles.
SR   0009
Referred 2/3/2015
Casperson A resolution to support the Marquette County Road Commission’s appeal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s objection to the planned construction of County Road 595. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 2/26/2015
SR   0026
Referred 3/19/2015
Kowall A resolution to urge the Federal Aviation Administration to reconsider new policies that would prohibit offset loading of sea-land containers by the U.S. air cargo industry. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT on 3/26/2015