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MI HB5945

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2018

Primary Sponsor

Donna Lasinski

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Allows local authorities and county road commissions to prohibit trucks or commercial vehicles on designated highways or streets, impose weight limitations, or designate specific routes for commercial use.

  • Requires appropriate signs consistent with section 608 requirements to mark all prohibitions, limitations, and truck route designations.

  • Permits adjoining townships to object within 60 days if a prohibition diverts traffic to shared border roads, with county road commissions having final approval or rejection authority after investigation and negotiation periods.

  • Exempts vehicles transporting agricultural products, farm machinery, farm supplies, or combinations thereof to or from farms or for agricultural production from truck prohibitions and limitations.

  • Classifies violations of truck prohibitions, limitations, or route designations as civil infractions, effective 90 days after enactment.

Legislative Description

Traffic control; traffic regulation; truck route designations by local authorities and county road commissions; provide for agriculture equipment exemption. Amends sec. 726 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.726).

Traffic control: traffic regulation

Last Action

Assigned Pa 533'18 With Immediate Effect

12/31/2018

Committee Referrals

Transportation12/11/2018
Transportation And Infrastructure5/8/2018

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