"WORK ZONE" DEF.; MODIFY                                                    S.B. 943 (S-1):

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 943 (Substitute S-1 as reported)

Sponsor:  Senator Mark Huizenga

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to modify the definition of "work zone". The modified definition specifies that it would include a portion of a street or highway open to vehicular traffic and adjacent to a barrier, berm, lane, or shoulder of a street or a highway within which construction, maintenance, public utility work, reconstruction, repair, resurfacing, or surveying is being conducted by one or more individuals and that met certain criteria, instead of only a portion of a street or highway that met that criteria. In addition, the modified definition would include the use of equipment to signify a work zone, instead of the use of a vehicle for that purpose.

MCL 57.79d                                            Legislative Analyst:  Tyler P. VanHuyse

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  6-22-22                                  Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.