2011-2012 Session House Committee on Transportation
Bill: HB 4004 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Kurtz
Subject: Transportation; railroads; certain segment of property formerly used for railway; exempt from divestiture provision.
Meetings: 1/26/11 2/9/11
Status: Reported out 2/9/11 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 4008 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: LeBlanc
Subject: Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; abolish under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 4023 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Agema
Subject: Transportation; funds; requirement for state subsidized transit agencies to supplement budget through ridership fares; provide for, and provide penalties for noncompliance.
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Bill: HB 4025 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Agema
Subject: Sales tax; distribution; distribution of certain revenue from aviation fuel to be earmarked into the state aeronautics fund; provide for.
Meetings: 6/8/11
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Bill: HB 4029 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Counties; boards and commissions; county apportionment commission establishing single-member county road commission districts; permit.
Meetings: 6/29/11
Status: Reported out 6/29/11
Bill: HB 4030 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Elections; other; option to elect county road commissioners by geographic districts of equal population; provide for in the Michigan election law.
Meetings: 6/29/11
Status: Reported out 6/29/11
Bill: HB 4031 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Counties; boards and commissions; option to elect county road commissioners by geographic districts of equal population; provide for.
Meetings: 6/29/11
Status: Reported out 6/29/11
Bill: HB 4033 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; prorated renewal fees; modify.
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Bill: HB 4035 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: State financing and management; bonds; use of capital outlay bond proceeds for certain transit infrastructure projects; allow.
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Bill: HB 4036 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Kowall
Subject: Watercraft; safety; county marine safety funding; require state to return 49% of certain revenue to counties for marine safety and require the state to post certain information online.
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Bill: HB 4037 referred 1/13/2011
Sponsor: Kowall
Subject: Traffic control; speed restrictions; speed limits on certain gravel and dirt roads; reestablish.
Meetings: 5/9/12
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Bill: HB 4088 referred 1/18/2011
Sponsor: Genetski
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; "Gold Star Family" registration plates; create.
Meetings: 4/27/11
Status: Reported out 4/27/11 with substitute H-4
Bill: HB 4129 referred 1/25/2011
Sponsor: Knollenberg
Subject: Highways; name; portion of M-24; designate as the "William Davidson memorial highway".
Meetings: 2/9/11 2/1611
Status: Reported out 2/16/11
Bill: HB 4131 referred 1/25/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Transportation; other; public-private partnerships; create.
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Bill: HB 4145 referred 1/26/2011
Sponsor: Gilbert
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty plates for the "Detroit Red Wings", "Detroit Tigers", "Detroit Lions", "Detroit Pistons", and "NASCAR"; create.
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Bill: HB 4146 referred 1/26/2011
Sponsor: Gilbert
Subject: Vehicles; equipment; warning lights on commercial snow removal vehicles; require under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 10/6/11, 11/9/11
Status: Reported out 11/9/11 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4162 referred 2/1/2011
Sponsor: Kurtz
Subject: Highways; signs; sign structures; exempt signs less than 40 square feet.
Meetings: 9/21/11, 10/12/11
Status: Reported out 10/12/11
Bill: HB 4208 referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Crimes; vehicle offenses; use of television or other electronic device in motor vehicle causing serious impairment or death; provide for increased penalties.
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Bill: HB 4209 referred 2/9/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crimes of using television or other electronic device in motor vehicle causing collision resulting in serious impairment or death; enact.
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Bill: HB 4262 referred 2/16/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Highways; other; prohibition from entering into any agreement or contract that requires tolling on Michigan roads; provide for.
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Bill: HB 4297 referred 2/17/2011
Sponsor: Moss
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty plate for Michigan humane society; create.
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Bill: HB 4303 referred 2/17/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Natural resources; wetlands; wetland mitigation; exempt county road commission.
Meetings: 4/13/11 5/11/11
Status: Reported out 5/11/11 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4315 referred 2/22/2011
Sponsor: Price
Subject: Highways; name; renaming a portion of US-31; designate as the "Medal of Honor Recipients Highway".
Meetings: 4/27/11
Status: Reported out 4/27/11
Bill: HB 4316 referred 2/23/2011
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Vehicles; equipment; requirement for brakes; exempt log slasher units.
Meetings: 5/18/11
Status: Reported out 5/18/11
Bill: HB 4354 referred 3/1/2011
Sponsor: Potvin
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; specialty plate for ducks unlimited; provide for.
Meetings: 5/31/11
Status: Reported out 5/31/11 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4359 referred 3/1/2011
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty armed forces plates; create for motorcycles and modify criteria displayed.
Meetings: 4/27/11
Status: Reported out 4/27/11 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 4360 referred 3/1/2011
Sponsor: Haines
Subject: Transportation; school vehicles; diabetic testing waiver for new school bus drivers; provide for.
Meetings: 5/4/11
Status: Reported out 5/4/11
Bill: HB 4366 referred 3/2/2011
Sponsor: O'Brien
Subject: Public employees and officers; ethics; superintendents of intermediate school districts, officers and employees of public transportation authorities, and township supervisors; allow membership in other public bodies under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 3/9/11 3/16/11
Status: Reported out 3/16/11
Bill: HB 4367 referred 3/2/2011
Sponsor: McCann
Subject: Transportation; authorities; qualifying criteria to form a public authority; clarify.
Meetings: 3/9/11 3/16/11
Status: Reported out 3/16/11
Bill: HB 4434 referred 3/15/2011
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; fund-raising plate for hospice and palliative care; create.
Meetings: 4/25/12 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12 with substitute H-3
Bill: HB 4468 referred 3/22/2011
Sponsor: Darany
Subject: Vehicles; equipment; use of headlights while operating a vehicle in precipitation; require.
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Bill: HB 4517 referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Traffic control; violations; weight restriction during frost restriction periods; provide exemption for trucks transporting heating fuel under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 4521 referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Agema
Subject: Sales tax; collections; distribution of sales tax on gasoline; modify, and earmark certain portion into the Michigan transportation fund.
Meetings: 6/22/11
Status: Reported out 6/22/11 with substitute H-3
Bill: HB 4533 referred 4/12/2011
Sponsor: Rogers
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; individual with level 2 graduated driver license; modify limitation on hours of operation and exception to number of passengers allowed in vehicle under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 4/13/11
Status: Reported out 4/13/11
Bill: HB 4576 referred 4/21/2011
Sponsor: Jenkins
Subject: Vehicles; driver training; level 2 drivers prohibited from operating a vehicle between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.; create certain exceptions.
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Bill: HB 4608 referred 5/4/2011 re-referred on 4/19/2012
Sponsor: Pettalia
Subject: Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; abolish under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 9/14/11, 9/21/11, 10/26/11
Status: Report out 10/26/11 with substitute H-1 Re-referred back to Committee
Bill: HB 4609 referred 5/4/2011
Sponsor: Wayne Schmidt
Subject: Transportation; railroads; funding to maintain railroad grade crossings; increase.
Meetings: 9/12/12, 9/19/12
Status: Reported out 9/19/12 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 4629 referred 5/10/2011
Sponsor: Potvin
Subject: Natural resources; other; geographic area authorized for operating an off-road vehicle on road shoulders; expand.
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Bill: HB 4635 referred 5/11/2011
Sponsor: Tlaib
Subject: Transportation; other; community benefits agreement; require state of Michigan participation.
Meetings: 6/15/11
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Bill: HB 4636 referred 5/11/2011
Sponsor: Nathan
Subject: Highways; construction and repair; projects related to the Detroit river international crossing; exempt from cost-sharing requirements.
Meetings: 6/16/11
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Bill: HB 4642 referred 5/12/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; definition of authorized emergency vehicle; amend to include privately owned vehicles of an emergency management unit.
Meetings: 6/29/11
Status: Reported out 6/29/11, substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4670 referred 5/24/2011
Sponsor: Foster
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; specialty fund-raising plate for Michigan snowsports industries association; create.
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Bill: HB 4679 referred 5/25/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; "In God We Trust" registration plate; create.
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Bill: HB 4682 referred 5/25/2011
Sponsor: Yonker
Subject: Highways; signs; waiver to prohibition of cutting trees obstructing view of billboards located in commercial and industrial zones; provide for.
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Bill: HB 4728 referred 6/9/2011 re-referred on 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Santana
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; alternative method for signaling a turn; allow when operating a bicycle.
Meetings: 9/21/11 9/28/11
Status: Reported out 9/28/11 with substitute H-1 Re-referred back to Committee 6/12/12
Bill: HB 4739 referred 6/14/2011
Sponsor: Knollenberg
Subject: Transportation; funds; percentage of federal money for road and bridge construction allocated to local jurisdictions; adjust based on local jurisdiction's ability to match federal money.
Meetings: 12/7/11 2/8/12
Status: Reported out 2/8/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4754 referred 6/15/2011
Sponsor: Foster
Subject: Transportation; railroads; sale of certain state-owned rail lines; permit.
Meetings: 10/19/11, 10/26/11
Status: Reported out 10/26/11 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 4790 referred 6/16/2011
Sponsor: Cotter
Subject: Counties; boards and commissions; requirement for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain projects involving townships; provide for.
Meetings: 6/22/11
Status: Reported out 6/22/11
Bill: HB 4793 referred 6/21/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Vehicles; registration; certain fee increases; restrict use to transportation purposes.
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Bill: HB 4824 referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: LeBlanc
Subject: Vehicles; registration; choose life standard registration plate; create.
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Bill: HB 4832 referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: Muxlow
Subject: Occupations; individual licensing and regulation; persons eligible to buy salvage vehicles; revise.
Meetings: 9/21/11
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Bill: HB 4833 referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: Muxlow
Subject: Occupations; junk and secondhand dealers; reference to salvage vehicle agent; eliminate.
Meetings: 9/21/11
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Bill: HB 4835 referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Glardon
Subject: Highways; signs; logo signage; require inclusion of farm markets in program.
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Bill: HB 4836 referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Shaughnessy
Subject: Highways; signs; tourist-oriented directional sign program; require counties to allow signage.
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Bill: HB 4839 referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Moss
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; "Michigan fallen heroes memorial" registration plates; create.
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Bill: HB 4843 referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Highways; name; certain portion of M-61; designate as "Trooper Jeffrey Werda Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 9/14/11
Status: Reported out 9/14/11
Bill: HB 4885 referred 8/24/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Transportation; motor fuel tax; use of vehicle miles traveled tax and fee system; prohibit.
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Bill: HB 4888 referred 8/24/2011
Sponsor: McBroom
Subject: Highways; name; certain bridge on US-141; designate as the "Veterans Memorial Bridge".
Meetings: 9/21/11
Status: Reported out 9/21/11
Bill: HB 4974 referred 9/14/2011
Sponsor: Price
Subject: Highways; name; portion of US-31 designated as the "Medal of Honor Recipients Highway"; provide technical amendment.
Meetings: 9/21/11
Status: Reported out 9/21/11
Bill: HB 4978 referred 9/14/2011
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; distribution of funds collected for the organ and tissue donation education fund; modify, and change fund name to the Thomas Daley gift of life fund.
Meetings: 12/7/11
Status: Report 12/7/11 with substitue H-1
Bill: HB 4982 referred 9/15/2011
Sponsor: Franz
Subject: Transportation; other; use of flashers and "stop arm" for public transit buses; allow.
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Bill: HB 4991 referred 9/20/2011
Sponsor: Bumstead
Subject: Highways; name; certain portion of US-10 in Lake county; designate as the "Sheriff Robert Radden Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 9/28/11
Status: Reported out 9/28/11
Bill: HB 4996 referred 9/20/2011
Sponsor: Meadows
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; alternative method for signaling a turn; allow when operating a bicycle.
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Bill: HB 4997 referred 9/21/2011
Sponsor: Nathan
Subject: Transportation; limousines; compliance with city ordinance; revise population requirement.
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Bill: HB 5007 referred 9/27/2011
Sponsor: Somerville
Subject: Transportation; funds; financial performance audits; require of the department of treasury.
Meetings: 9/28/11, 11/2/11, 11/9/11
Status: Reported out 11/9/11 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 5042 referred 10/5/2011
Sponsor: Zorn
Subject: Highways; signs; use of temporary signs on state highways; allow for community service and religious organizations under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 5044 referred 10/6/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Highways; name; portion of I-94; designate as the "Auxiliary Lieutenant Dan Kromer Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 10/12/11
Status: Reported out 10/12/11
Bill: HB 5045 referred 10/6/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Highways; name; portion of US-24; designate as the "Corporal Matthew Edwards Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 10/12/11
Status: Reported out 10/12/11
Bill: HB 5065 referred 10/13/2011
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; renewal of "Auto Centennial" and "Great Lakes Splendor" license plates; prohibit.
Meetings: 11/2/11, 6/12/12
Status: Reported out with recommendation as substitute H-3 on 6/12/12
Bill: HB 5079 referred 10/18/2011
Sponsor: Jenkins
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; designation of veteran status on driver license; provide for.
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Bill: HB 5117 referred 10/25/2011
Sponsor: Switalski
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; purchase of a second disabled veteran vehicle registration plate; allow for certain individuals.
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Bill: HB 5118 referred 10/25/2011
Sponsor: Ananich
Subject: Transportation; motor fuel tax; deductions for remitting fuel tax by suppliers; eliminate after October 1, 2012.
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Bill: HB 5125 referred 10/26/2011
Sponsor: Switalski
Subject: Counties; boards and commissions; powers and duties of county road commissioners to be exercised by the county board of commissioners; provide for.
Meetings: 11/2/11, 11/9/11
Status: Reported out 11/9/11
Bill: HB 5126 referred 10/26/2011
Sponsor: Zorn
Subject: Counties; boards and commissions; transfer of functions of a county road commission to the county board of commissioners; provide for.
Meetings: 11/2/11, 11/9/11
Status: Reported out 11/9/11
Bill: HB 5138 referred 11/1/2011
Sponsor: Nesbitt
Subject: Vehicles; other; yellow dot program to alert medical responders of medical information located inside vehicle; create.
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Bill: HB 5152 referred 11/8/2011
Sponsor: Outman
Subject: Vehicles; equipment; definition of special mobile equipment; clarify, and exempt portable conveyors from brakes requirement.
Meetings: 2/22/12, 2/29/12
Status: Reported out 2/29/12 with H-1 substitute
Bill: HB 5198 referred 12/6/2011
Sponsor: Damrow
Subject: Traffic control; other; certain driver responsibility fees; eliminate, and provide for the removal of points from driving records under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 5213 referred 12/13/2011
Sponsor: Callton
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty plate for "Cure Childhood Cancer"; create and earmark revenues.
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Bill: HB 5217 referred 12/13/2011
Sponsor: Somerville
Subject: Vehicles; driver training; secretary of state to charge fee for training third party to conduct driving skills test; allow.
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Bill: HB 5228 referred 12/14/2011
Sponsor: MacMaster
Subject: Transportation; carriers; applicability of motor carrier safety act of 1963 to certain commercial vehicles; revise to exclude commercial vehicles weighing under 26,001 pounds.
Meetings: 2/29/12 3/21/12
Status: Reported out 3/21/12 with H-2 substitute
Bill: HB 5259 referred 1/19/2012
Sponsor: LeBlanc
Subject: Vehicles; mopeds; definition of mopeds; remove horsepower threshold.
Meetings: 5/9/12, 5/16/12
Status: Reported out 5/16/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 5277 referred 1/24/2012
Sponsor: Townsend
Subject: Labor; collective bargaining; transit employees; exempt from prohibition against wage increases during collective bargaining.
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Bill: HB 5280 referred 1/24/2012
Sponsor: Yonker
Subject: Highways; signs; waiver to prohibition of cutting trees obstructing view of billboards located in commercial and industrial zones; provide for.
Meetings: 2/1/12
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Bill: HB 5283 referred 1/25/2012
Sponsor: Stapleton
Subject: Traffic control; other; certain driver responsibility fees; eliminate, and provide for the removal of points from driving records under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 5291 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Jacobsen
Subject: Highways; name; certain portion of M-24; designate as "Gold Star Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 4/25/12, 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12
Bill: HB 5294 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Jackson
Subject: Highways; name; renaming a portion of I-75; designate as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail".
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Bill: HB 5298 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Olson
Subject: Transportation; motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax; modify, and implement a wholesale tax on fuel wholesalers.
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Bill: HB 5299 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Olson
Subject: Transportation; motor carrier fuel tax; flat tax rate; eliminate, and establish an 18-month limitation period for filing refund claims.
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Bill: HB 5300 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Gilbert
Subject: Vehicles; registration; registration fees; modify.
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Bill: HB 5301 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Price
Subject: Transportation; funds; conditions to receive funding from Michigan transportation fund; modify.
Meetings: 2/8/12, 5/16/12 adopted H-3, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12 with substitute H-4
Bill: HB 5302 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Roy Schmidt
Subject: Transportation; funds; local road agencies; require adoption of best practices and asset management standards as a condition of receiving funds.
Meetings: 2/8/12, 5/16/12 adopted H-3, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12 with substitute H-4
Bill: HB 5303 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Talabi
Subject: Transportation; funds; commercial corridor fund; create and require satisfaction of certain conditions for funding.
Meetings: 2/15/12, 2/22/12, 3/7/12
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Bill: HB 5304 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Ouimet
Subject: Transportation; funds; conditions for funding; change, and create sunset for meetings of the complete streets advisory council if the state transportation commission adopts a complete streets policy.
Meetings: 3/14/2012
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Bill: HB 5305 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Lori
Subject: Transportation; funds; contracts between state transportation commission, county road commissions, and cities or villages; change bidding requirements.
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Bill: HB 5306 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Daley
Subject: Transportation; funds; comprehensive transportation fund; revise criteria for funding and make miscellaneous changes.
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Bill: HB 5307 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Liss
Subject: Transportation; funds; public transportation corporation; amend definition.
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Bill: HB 5308 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Lane
Subject: Transportation; authorities; public authority; revise eligibility for funding from comprehensive transportation fund.
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Bill: HB 5309 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Townsend
Subject: Transportation; other; regional transit authority for southeast Michigan; establish.
Meetings: 9/27/12
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Bill: HB 5310 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Townsend
Subject: Land use; zoning and growth management; Michigan zoning enabling act; amend to exempt southeast Michigan regional transit authority public transit facilities from local zoning ordinances or regulations.
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Bill: HB 5311 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Rutledge
Subject: Vehicles; registration; optional registration fees for regional transit authority; create.
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Bill: HB 5312 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Geiss
Subject: Vehicles; registration; optional county registration fee to benefit public transit; create.
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Bill: HB 5313 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Jacobsen
Subject: Transportation; funds; conditions to receive funding from Michigan transportation fund; modify.
Meetings: 2/8/12, 5/16/12 adopted H-3, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12 with substitute H-4
Bill: HB 5314 referred 1/26/2012
Sponsor: Hobbs
Subject: Transportation; other; state rights-of-way on state roads; allow dedication of lane for public transit.
Meetings: 9/27/12
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Bill: HB 5391 referred 2/9/2012
Sponsor: Huuki
Subject: Transportation; other; fingerprinting of applicants or licensees in public transit system; allow.
Meetings: 5/16/12, 6/6/12
Status: Reported out 6/6/12 with substitute H-3
Bill: HB 5424 referred 2/21/2012
Sponsor: Lyons
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; axle weight variance for trucks hauling farm products; allow under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 5/16/12, 6/6/12
Status: Reported out 6/6/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 5448 referred 3/1/2012
Sponsor: Gilbert
Subject: Transportation; funds; tax levy by board of county road commissioners to raise money for county roads outside of the jurisdiction of cities and villages; allow upon approval by majority of electors residing outside of the jurisdiction of cities and villages and regulate expenditure of money raised.
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Bill: HB 5453 referred 3/6/2012
Sponsor: Hughes
Subject: Transportation; school vehicles; rear impact guard for school buses; mandate.
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Bill: HB 5454 referred 6/7/2012
Sponsor: Roy Schmidt
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; use of automated ticketing for certain traffic violations; prohibit.
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Bill: HB 5462 referred 3/8/2012
Sponsor: Nathan
Subject: Traffic control; other; use of illuminated billboards on highways; allow under certain circumstances.
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Bill: HB 5473 referred 3/15/2012
Sponsor: Irwin
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; secretary of state to specifically inquire whether driver license applicant wishes to participate in organ donor registry; require, and prohibit issuance of license if applicant fails to respond.
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Bill: HB 5478 referred 3/15/2012
Sponsor: Zorn
Subject: Traffic control; other; practice of soliciting business at scene of vehicle accident, emergency, or disablement; prohibit, and designate as a civil infraction.
Meetings: 9/27/12
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Bill: HB 5487 referred 3/15/2012
Sponsor: Potvin
Subject: Traffic control; violations; authority of authorized agent of a county road commission; expand.
Meetings: 3/21/12, 5/9/12
Status: Reported out 5/9/12 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 5496 referred 3/20/2012
Sponsor: Zorn
Subject: Highways; name; renaming a bridge on US-24; designate as the "Matt Urban Memorial Bridge".
Meetings: 4/25/12, 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12
Bill: HB 5504 referred 3/21/2012
Sponsor: Glardon
Subject: Highways; name; portion of M-71 in the village of Vernon; designate as the "Graham Barlow Jr. Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 4/25/12, 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12
Bill: HB 5507 referred 3/21/2012
Sponsor: Hughes
Subject: Transportation; school vehicles; enhanced rear lighting for school buses; mandate.
Meetings: 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: HB 5536 referred 4/17/2012
Sponsor: Ananich
Subject: Traffic control; parking; fines for parking in posted handicap parking spaces; increase, and allow posting of fine amount on sign identifying parking space as being for use by disabled persons only.
Meetings: 12/5/12
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Bill: HB 5538 referred 4/17/2012
Sponsor: Lori
Subject: Traffic control; violations; use of a cellular telephone while operating a vehicle; prohibit, and prescribe sanctions.
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Bill: HB 5539 referred 4/18/2012
Sponsor: Switalski
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; specialty plate for breast cancer; create, and earmark revenue to breast and cervical cancer control program.
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Bill: HB 5542 referred 4/18/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; requiring emergency contact information as conditions of licensure; prohibit, and prohibit disclosure except for law enforcement purposes.
Meetings: 6/6/12
Status: Reported out 6/6/12
Bill: HB 5555 referred 4/24/2012
Sponsor: Price
Subject: Highways; name; naming of a portion of M-231; designate as the "Sgt. Henry E. Plant Memorial Highway".
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Bill: HB 5558 referred 4/24/2012
Sponsor: Townsend
Subject: Economic development; downtown development authorities; use tax increment funds for transit-oriented development and facilities; provide for.
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Bill: HB 5610 referred 5/9/2012
Sponsor: Darany
Subject: Vehicles; equipment; removal of certain towing devices from a vehicle when not in use; require.
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Bill: HB 5710 referred 5/31/2012
Sponsor: Byrum
Subject: Transportation; funds; definition of county road commission; amend to include county board of commissioners in a county that has dissolved the county road commission and to delete duplicative definitions.
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Bill: HB 5724 referred 6/1/2012
Sponsor: McMillin
Subject: Transportation; other; prohibition or regulation of jitneys in municipalities; prohibit.
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Bill: HB 5730 referred 6/12/2012
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Transportation; carriers; mobility policies; eliminate limits on hours of operator time and on-duty periods for commercial motor vehicles engaged in seasonal construction-related activities.
Meetings: 9/12/12, 9/19/12
Status: Reported out 9/19/12
Bill: HB 5758 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Heise
Subject: Transportation; funds; funding to authority created under the municipal partnership act or the urban cooperation act of 1967; provide for.
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Bill: HB 5762 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: MacMaster
Subject: Transportation; carriers; issuing citations to a commercial vehicle operator for identical violation more than once in a 24-hour period; prohibit, and modify allocation of citation funds.
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Bill: HB 5767 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Stapleton
Subject: Highways; name; portion of I-375; designate as the "First Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment Memorial Highway".
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Bill: HB 5817 referred 8/15/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Sales tax; collections; regulations on prepaid sales tax on gasoline; modify.
Meetings: 9/12/12 H-1 substitute adopted 9/19/12
Status: Reported out 9/19/12 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 5841 referred 8/15/2012 re-referred on 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Moss
Subject: Traffic control; other; basic driver improvement course; modify eligibility requirements, allow secretary of state to revoke a sponsor's approved status, and expand approved sponsor requirements.
Meetings: 9/11/12
Status: Referred to the Committee on Insurance 9/11/12
Bill: HB 5848 referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Shirkey
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; exception for certain vehicles to proceed through stoplights if traffic control signal not detecting their presence; allow under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status: Reported out 11/28/12
Bill: HB 5849 referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Bauer
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising plates for girl scouts of America; create.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status: Reported out 11/28/12 with substitute H-3
Bill: HB 5850 referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Bauer
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; distribution of funds from sale of fund-raising license plate for girl scouts of America; clarify.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status: Reported out 11/28/12 with substitute H-2
Bill: HB 5856 referred 9/11/2012
Sponsor: Poleski
Subject: Highways; name; certain bridge in Jackson county; designate as the "Officer James Bonneau Memorial Bridge".
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Bill: HB 5896 referred 9/12/2012
Sponsor: Lyons
Subject: Highways; name; certain portion of I-96; dedicate as the "Officer Trevor Slot Memorial Highway".
Meetings: 11/28/12Reported out 11/28/12 with substitute H-1
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Bill: HB 5911 referred 9/13/2012
Sponsor: Slavens
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising plate for "Early On"; create.
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Bill: HB 5928 referred 9/19/2012
Sponsor: Jacobsen
Subject: Highways; signs; revisions to highway advertising act; provide for.
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Bill: HB 5993 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Traffic control; violations; certain requirements for county agents who enforce commercial vehicle regulations; implement.
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Bill: HB 6001 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; use of certain facilitative technology in driver licenses; prohibit, and disallow state participation in certain programs and agreements.
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Bill: HB 6002 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for crime of improperly obtaining, possessing, or selling encrypted data from enhanced driver license or enhanced official state personal identification card; enact.
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Bill: HB 6003 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Crimes; other; obtaining, possessing, or selling encrypted data from enhanced driver license or enhanced state personal identification card; prohibit, and provide a penalty.
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Bill: HB 6035 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: McMillin
Subject: Traffic control; speed restrictions; procedure to change a speed limit restriction on certain county roads; modify.
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Bill: HB 6036 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: McMillin
Subject: Law enforcement; state police; posting of information concerning speed limit engineering and traffic investigation requests on website; require of state police.
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Bill: HB 6064 referred 11/29/2012
Sponsor: Hughes
Subject: Trade; vehicles; written notification regarding inoperable air bag when selling a vehicle; require.
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Bill: SB 35 referred 11/2/2011
Sponsor: Nofs
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; maximum length allowed for a recreational vehicle in combination with a trailer; revise.
Meetings: 3/7/12
Status: reported out with recommendation on 3/14/2012.
Bill: SB 56 referred 4/13/2011
Sponsor: Gleason
Subject: Highways; name; renaming a portion of M-21; designate as "Mark V. Ingram II Freeway".
Meetings:
Status: Discharged from Committee 12/13/12
Bill: SB 102 referred 5/5/2011
Sponsor: Pappageorge
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; "Gold Star Family" registration plates; create.
Meetings: 5/18/11
Status: Reported out 5/18/11
Bill: SB 104 referred 5/10/2011
Sponsor: Kahn
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty plates for scouts; create.
Meetings: 5/11/11
Status: Reported out 5/11/11 with substitute H-1
Bill: SB 149 referred 2/24/2011
Sponsor: Kahn
Subject: Highways; signs; existing sign structures; allow interim permits.
Meetings: 3/2/11
Status: Reported out 3/2/11 as amended
Bill: SB 166 referred 6/30/2011
Sponsor: Caswell
Subject: Traffic control; other; certain driver responsibility fees; eliminate.
Meetings: 9/28/11, substitute H-1 adopted, 10/26/11
Status: Reported out 10/26/11 with substitute H-5
Bill: SB 214 referred 5/4/2011
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; specialty military service plates; create for motorcycles.
Meetings: 5/31/11, 6/8/11
Status: Reported out 6/8/11
Bill: SB 265 referred 4/28/2011
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Traffic control; violations; weight restriction during frost restriction periods; provide exemption for trucks transporting heating fuel under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 5/9/12
Status: Discharged 112/12/12
Bill: SB 287 referred 5/26/2011
Sponsor: Kowall
Subject: Transportation; carriers; applicability of exemptions; modify.
Meetings: 5/31/11, 6/8/11
Status: Reported out 6/8/11 as amended
Bill: SB 291 referred 6/28/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: Vehicles; motorcycles; motorcycle helmet requirement; abolish under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 10/26/11
Status: Reported out 10/26/11 with substitute H-2
Bill: SB 351 referred 3/27/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: Sales tax; distribution; percentage of sales tax collected on motor fuel to be earmarked to transportation funding in 2013; establish.
Meetings: 3/28/12 adopted H-1, 5/2/12
Status: Reported out 5/2/12 with substitute H-3
Bill: SB 371 referred 6/7/2011
Sponsor: Booher
Subject: Natural resources; other; geographic area authorized for operating an off-road vehicle on road shoulders; expand.
Meetings: 6/22/11
Status: Reported out 6/22/11
Bill: SB 402 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Schuitmaker
Subject: Occupations; physicians; voluntary reporting to secretary of state patients with conditions that affect ability to operate a motor vehicle; allow, and provide for immunity.
Meetings: 9/19/12, 9/27/12
Status: Reported out 9/27/12
Bill: SB 403 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Schuitmaker
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; examination regarding existence of certain medical condition affecting applicant's ability to operate safely; revise and clarify.
Meetings: 9/19/12, 9/27/12
Status: Reported out 9/27/12
Bill: SB 445 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Warren
Subject: Transportation; funds; continued funding for certain districts; provide for.
Meetings: 11/28/12, 12/5/12
Status: Reported out 12/5/12
Bill: SB 494 referred 6/22/2011
Sponsor: Pavlov
Subject: State; identification cards; electronic verification and certification in lieu of applicants' signature; allow, and require applicant to document authority to be present in the United States.
Meetings: 6/29/11 9/14/11
Status: Report out 9/14/11 with substitue H-1
Bill: SB 495 referred 6/22/2011
Sponsor: Pappageorge
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; commercial driver licensing and internal registration plan requirements and certain sunset provisions; modify.
Meetings: 6/29/11 9/14/11
Status: Reported out 9/14/11 with substitute H-2
Bill: SB 496 referred 6/22/2011
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Transportation; carriers; commercial driver licensing requirements; modify to comply with federal requirements.
Meetings: 6/29/11 9/14/11
Status: Reported out 9/14/11
Bill: SB 516 referred 11/29/2011
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: Vehicles; agricultural equipment; definition of modified agriculture vehicle; create, and provide an exception from certain weight requirements.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status:
Bill: SB 534 referred 12/15/2011
Sponsor: Gleason
Subject: Vehicles; fund-raising registration plates; anatomical gift donation fund-raising registration plate; create.
Meetings: 1/25/12
Status: Reported out 1/25/12 with H-1 substitute
Bill: SB 561 referred 10/13/2011
Sponsor: Brandenburg
Subject: Transportation; limousines; authority to license; limit to transportation department and department of state and repeal provision allowing safety inspection by local units of government.
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Bill: SB 582 referred 12/7/2011 re-referred on 3/29/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Vehicles; trucks; permissible weight of certain truck and trailer combinations used to transport boats from the manufacturer; increase.
Meetings: 3/7/12 3/14/12 referred back 5/16/12 5/23/12 adopted substitue H-1, 5/30/12
Status: reported out with recommendation on 3/14/2012. Reported out 5/30/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: SB 756 referred 3/15/2012
Sponsor: Walker
Subject: Traffic control; driver license; individuals with level 2 graduated driver license; prohibit cell phone use while operating a vehicle.
Meetings: 12/5/12
Status: Discharged from Committee 12/14/12
Bill: SB 853 referred 1/19/2012
Sponsor: Emmons
Subject: Vehicles; driver training; fingerprint and criminal history record information requirements under driver education provider and instructor act; revise, and reduce hours of behind-the-wheel training required under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 4/25/12, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12
Bill: SB 873 referred 5/30/2012
Sponsor: Marleau
Subject: Transportation; carriers; indemnity clauses; prohibit in motor carrier transportation negotiations.
Meetings: 6/6/12, 9/19/12
Status: Reported out 9/19/12
Bill: SB 909 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Casperson
Subject: Transportation; other; regional transit authority for southeast Michigan; establish.
Meetings: 11/28/12, 12/5/12
Status: Reported out 12/5/12
Bill: SB 911 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Vehicles; registration; optional registration fees for regional transit authority; create.
Meetings: 11/28/12, 12/5/12
Status: Reported out 12/5/12
Bill: SB 912 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Johnson
Subject: Land use; zoning and growth management; Michigan zoning enabling act; amend to exempt southeast Michigan regional transit authority public transit facilities from local zoning ordinances or regulations.
Meetings: 11/28/12, 12/5/12
Status: Reported out 12/5/12
Bill: SB 967 referred 11/27/2012
Sponsor: Smith
Subject: Transportation; other; state rights-of-way on state roads; allow dedication of lane for public transit.
Meetings: 11/28/12, 12/5/12
Status: Reported out 12/5/12
Bill: SB 968 referred 12/4/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; fine for violation of weight restrictions; make imposition of fine permissive.
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Bill: SB 988 referred 5/31/2012
Sponsor: Bieda
Subject: State; buildings; pedestrian walkway between the Michigan state capitol and the Michigan hall of justice; designate as the "Frank J. Kelley Promenade".
Meetings: 6/12/12
Status: Reported out 6/12/12
Bill: SB 1030 referred 5/17/2012
Sponsor: Caswell
Subject: Traffic control; traffic regulation; certain requirements for stopping for school bus; revise.
Meetings: 5/23/12, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12
Bill: SB 1034 referred 5/17/2012
Sponsor: Hildenbrand
Subject: Vehicles; registration; multiple reinstatements of license suspended for nonpayment of driver responsibility fee; allow under certain circumstances.
Meetings: 5/23/12, 5/30/12
Status: Reported out 5/30/12
Bill: SB 1121 referred 6/14/2012
Sponsor: Caswell
Subject: Vehicles; agricultural equipment; definition of implement of husbandry; expand.
Meetings: 9/19/12, 9/27/12
Status: Reported out 9/27/12 with substitute H-1
Bill: SB 1146 referred 6/7/2012
Sponsor: Kowall
Subject: Vehicles; historic; use of historic vehicles during the month of August; designate as exhibition.
Meetings: 6/12/12
Status: Reported out 6/12/12
Bill: SB 1180 referred 9/27/2012
Sponsor: Hansen
Subject: Vehicles; registration plates; use of "Pure Michigan" brand on standard design registration plates; allow.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status: Reported out 11/28/12
Bill: SB 1188 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Hune
Subject: Vehicles; other; provision regarding public sale of certain vehicles; revise requirement for towing firm to obtain title for transfer.
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Bill: SB 1241 referred 11/8/2012
Sponsor: Proos
Subject: Traffic control; civil infraction procedures; provision regarding waiver of fine for violation of infant seat requirements; eliminate.
Meetings: 11/28/12
Status:
Bill: HJR Q referred 3/16/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: Transportation; funds; oversights and protections of funds earmarked for the transportation economic development fund; provide for.
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Bill: HR 75 referred 5/4/2011
Sponsor: Jenkins
Subject: A resolution to express opposition to the federal government withholding road funding to the states based on passage of the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act (STAND UP Act).
Meetings: 5/25/11
Status: Reported out 5/25/11
Bill: HR 80 referred 5/5/2011
Sponsor: McMillin
Subject: A resolution to memorialize Congress to allow states to opt out of levying the federal excise tax on gasoline in their state if they agree to increase their own gasoline excise tax by the same amount and constitutionally dedicate it fully to transportation needs.
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Bill: HR 169 referred 12/7/2011
Sponsor: Smiley
Subject: A resolution to memorialize Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a grant for the Dort Highway Connector Project in Genesee County under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery discretionary grant program.
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Bill: HCR 12 referred 5/4/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: A concurrent resolution to express opposition to the federal government withholding road funding to the states based on passage of the Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act (STAND UP Act).
Meetings: 5/25/11
Status: Reported out 5/25/11
Bill: HCR 28 referred 5/5/2011
Sponsor: Opsommer
Subject: A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to allow states to opt out of levying the federal excise tax on gasoline in their state if they agree to increase their own gasoline excise tax by the same amount and constitutionally dedicate it fully to transportation needs.
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Bill: HCR 41 referred 12/6/2011
Sponsor: McCann
Subject: A concurrent resolution to urge the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to pursue bicycle friendly policies by providing for bicycles on board trains and bicycle parking in future station plans.
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Bill: HCR 50 referred 2/23/2012
Sponsor: Brunner
Subject: A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress to maintain the current thresholds for Metropolitan Planning Organizations in federal surface transportation authorization legislation.
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Bill: SCR 19 referred 11/9/2011
Sponsor: Colbeck
Subject: A concurrent resolution to memorialize Congress and the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a grant for a project at the I-275 and Ford Road interchange under the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Discretionary Grant program.
Meetings: 11/30/11
Status: Reported out 11/30/11