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MI HB5542

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2018

Primary Sponsor

James Runestad

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adopts federal motor carrier safety regulations from 49 CFR parts 40, 356, 365, 368, 371-373, 375-376, 379, 382-383, 385, 387, 390-393, and 395-399 into Michigan state law, with specified modifications.

  • Replaces references to federal agencies (Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) with the Michigan Department of State Police, and the Michigan State Transportation Department for hazardous materials routing under 49 CFR part 397.

  • Exempts buses operated by public transit agencies, including county/city/township authorities and nonprofit corporations providing transportation services, from the adopted federal regulations.

  • Exempts intrastate vehicles that are not commercial motor vehicles from federal motor carrier safety regulations in subsection (1)(b), though they remain subject to 49 CFR parts 391-393.

  • Specifies that violations are enforced as state civil infractions under Michigan's revised judicature act procedures, with the act taking effect 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Traffic control; civil infraction procedures; requirement that police officers take security from nonresident motorists for civil infractions in motor carrier safety act; eliminate. Amends secs. 1a & 14 of 1963 PA 181 (MCL 480.11a & 480.24).

State agencies (existing): state

Last Action

Assigned Pa 559'18 With Immediate Effect

12/31/2018

Committee Referrals

Transportation11/8/2018
Transportation And Infrastructure2/8/2018

Full Bill Text

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