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MI HB5706
Bill
Status
3/10/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Harris
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AI Summary
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Amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to authorize the highway safety fund to be used for reimbursements under the proposed "Michigan State Police Patrolling Accountability: You Shoulder the Cost Act"
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Requires enactment of companion legislation (HB 5705 or its Senate equivalent) for this bill to take effect
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Clarifies that money remaining in the highway safety fund, jail reimbursement program fund, and secondary road patrol and training fund does not lapse to the general fund at fiscal year end
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Updates statutory language throughout to replace outdated phrasing (e.g., "shall" to "must," "pursuant to" to "under")
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Highway safety fund continues to be used for employing additional state police personnel to enforce traffic laws on highways and freeways
Legislative Description
Law enforcement: local police; reimbursement from the highway safety fund to local law enforcement agencies for assisting certain vehicle crashes; provide for. Amends sec. 629e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.629e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5705'26
Law enforcement: local police
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 03/10/2026
3/11/2026