HB 6418 Summary

• Transitions public notice requirements for county road system elections and hearings from newspaper publication to the local government public notice act effective January 1, 2022.

• Replaces outdated language throughout the county road law by changing "shall" to "must," "said" to "the," and "such" to "the" for consistency with modern drafting standards.

• Updates election notice procedures to comply with section 653a of the Michigan election law (1954 PA 116) beginning January 1, 2022.

• Modifies public hearing notice requirements for road construction and improvement projects to use posting procedures under the local government public notice act instead of newspaper publication after January 1, 2022.

• Contains an enacting clause conditioning the bill's effectiveness on the passage of either Senate Bill or House Bill 6440 in the 100th Legislature.