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MI HB4279
Bill
Status
1/25/2022
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Bellino
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AI Summary
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Removes exemption for voice-operated systems from Kelsey's Law restrictions on cellular phone use by graduated license holders, maintaining the ban on initiating, answering, or engaging in verbal communication while driving.
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Adds reporting requirement for department of state police to submit report 42 months after enactment on violations of sections 602b and 602c, including number of citations, race and ethnicity of cited individuals, and data on resulting vehicle crashes, serious injuries, and deaths.
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Changes language throughout section 732 from "shall" to "must" and replaces "person" with "individual" for consistency; removes violations of section 602b(1) and 602c from exemptions that prevent court abstracts from being submitted to secretary of state.
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Increases civil fine for second or subsequent violation of section 602b (electronic wireless device use) from $200.00 to $250.00 under section 907.
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Takes effect 180 days after enactment, conditioned on simultaneous enactment of House Bills 4277 and 4278.
Legislative Description
Traffic control: violations; forwarding abstract of record or report to secretary of state for penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device; enhance. Amends secs. 602c & 732 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.602c & 257.732).
State agencies (existing): state
Last Action
Referred To Committee Of The Whole
6/30/2022