Bill Tracker
CRA has wide ranging interests. It tracks legislation on issues ranging from road and infrastructure funding to unfunded liabilities, agriculture, the logging industry, safety and more. The following are the bills CRA is tracking. Click the years below to view prior years Bill Tracker tables:
HB 4012, Rep. Slagh (R-Ottawa), 1/12/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) by creating an alternative method for establishing speed limits. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends a neutral position.
HB 4028, Rep. Zorn (R-Lenawee), 1/18/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) to exempt a wrecker towing a disabled vehicle or traveling to or from the location of a disabled vehicle, during seasonal weight restrictions. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends opposition.
HB 4066, Rep. Coleman (D-Wayne), 2/2/2023 Would create a new high-speed internet/broadband office within the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Read more... As Passed by the House CRA recommends a neutral position.
HB 4074, Rep. Aragona (R-Macomb), 2/7/2023 Would direct money to each county based on the number of vehicles registered in each county and the lane miles of road in each county. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends a strongly oppose.
HB 4126, Rep. Snyder (D-Muskegon), 2/22/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) by eliminating the sunset on the procedure for establishing certain speed limits. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends a neutral position.
HB 4132, Rep. Snyder (D-Muskegon), 2/22/2023 Would amend the MVC to allow the use of automated traffic enforcement devices in work zones to enforce speed limit reductions. Read more... As Passed by the House CRA recommends a support.
HB 4133, Rep. Mueller (R-Genesee), 2/22/2023 Would amend the MVC by revising costs and fees to reflect the distribution of certain fines related to automated speed enforcement systems. Read more... Public Act
CRA recommends a support.
HB 4152, Rep. Churches (D-Wayne), 2/28/2023 Would amend the MTF Act by creating a new local grade separation grant program for local road agencies (counties, municipalities) and managed by MDOT. Read more... House introduced bill
HB 4153, Rep. Churches (D-Wayne), 2/28/2023 Proposes to amend the MTF Act to provide priorities within the new local grade separation grant program and mandate MDOT develop parameters for prioritizing the approval of funding applications for railroad crossing projects awarded under this program. Read more... Public Act
SB 124, Sen Camilleri (D-Wayne), 3/1/2023 Would amend the MTF Act by creating a new local grade separation grant program for local road agencies (counties, municipalities) and managed by MDOT. See HB 4152. Read more... As Passed by the Senate
SB 125, Sen. Camilleri (D-Wayne), 3/1/2023 Would amend the MTF Act to provide for priorities within the new local grade separation grant program and mandate MDOT develop parameters for prioritizing the approval of funding applications for railroad crossing projects awarded under this program. See HB 4153. Read more... Public Act
HB 4250, Rep. Koleszar (D-Oakland), 3/9/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) by creating penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device. Read more... Public Act CRA recommends a support.
HB 4251, Rep Carter (D-Wayne) 3/9/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) by creating penalties for operating a vehicle while sending or receiving a message on an electronic wireless device. Read more... Public Act CRA recommends a support.
HB 4252, Rep. Mueller (R-Genesee), 3/9/2023 Would amend the MVC to enhance 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. Read more... Public Act CRA recommends a support.
SB 245, Sen. Wojno (D-Macomb), 3/23/2023 Would amend the Michigan Transportation Fund act by allocating revenue from vehicle registration fees to county road commission of county where registrant resides. Read more... Senate introduced bill CRA recommends a strongly oppose.
HB 4309, Rep. Puri (D-24), 3/21/2023 Would create the FY 2023-24 Transportation Appropriation budget. As is customary, the bill is a “zero” budget for now and will be replaced by a substitute with actual dollar amounts after the spring recess. Read more... As passed by the House
HB 4315, Rep. DeSana (R-Monroe), 3/21/2023 Would create an $800 million ($513.6 million to county road agencies and $286.4 million to municipalities) 2022-23 supplemental appropriation transportation budget to be distributed to local road agencies for road repair and construction. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends a strongly support.
HB 4352, Rep. Shannon (D-Macomb), 4/11/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code by revising the definition and clarifying the purpose of the High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane as recognized by any road agency with jurisdiction. Read more... As passed by the House CRA recommends a strongly support.
HB 4353, Rep MacDonell (D-Oakland), 4/11/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code by revising the definition and clarifying the purpose of the High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane as recognized by any road agency with jurisdiction.Read more... As passed by the House CRA recommends a strongly support.
HB 4437, Rep. Witwer (D-Eaton), 4/19/2023 Would provide appropriation budgets for multiple departments and branches, including the Transportation Budget for FY 2023-2024. Read more... As Passed by the Senate CRA recommends strong support.
SB 290, Sen. Anthony (D-Ingham), 4/25/2023 Would provide supplemental appropriations for multiple departments and branches retroactively for FY 2022-2023. Currently does not include transportation issues. Read more... Senate Introduced bill
SB 291, Sen. Anthony (D-Ingham), 4/25/2023 Would provide appropriations for various state departments, including the Transportation Budget and branches for FY 2023-2024. Read more... As Passed by the Senate
SB 292, Sen. Anthony (D-Ingham), 4/25/2023 Would provide appropriations for various state multiple departments, including the Transportation Budget and branches for FY 2023-2024. Read more... Senate introduced bill
HB 4458, Rep. Farhat (D-Wayne), 4/25/2023 Would amend the Revised judicature act of 1961 by allowing fines for use of wheeled vehicles on snowmobile trail to be deposited in recreational snowmobile trail improvement subaccount. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends a neutral position.
HB 4459 Rep. Martin (R-48), 4/25/2023 Would amend the NERPA by prohibiting motor vehicles from driving on seasonal roads that were issued a permit to connect a snowmobile trails as part of the statewide trail network from December 1 to March 31, except when the road is being used for logging operations or private property owners and guest(s) along the seasonal road wish to access their property. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends support.
HB 4526, Rep. Outman (R-Montcalm), 5/4/2023 Would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure by providing sentencing guidelines for violation or intentional false statement in a mining permit application or report. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends no position.
HB 4527, Rep. Carter (D-Oakland) Would amend the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act by modifying conditions under which local zoning ordinance may prohibit mining. Read more...
House introduced bill CRA recommends no position.
HB 4528, Rep. Witwer (D-Eaton), 5/4/2023 Would amend the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) by transferring permitting authority and modify regulatory responsibility for mining of gravel and sand and operations from townships to the Environmental, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE). Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends no position.
HB 4566, Rep. Wozniak (R-Macomb), 5/6/2023 Would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code (MVC) by allocating vehicle registration fees to the county where the registrant resides and distribute this revenue source based a per lane mile formula to local road agencies. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends strongly oppose.
HBs 4382, 4383, Reps. Morser (D-Kalamazoo) and VanderWall (R-Mason), 6/6/2023 Would re-write Chapter 22 of the Drain Code, which pertains to water management districts and subdistricts. The bills would establish procedures to create a water management program, which would require creation of a water management district (local watershed) and plan via a petition process, and for the creation of apportionments between/within counties for assessments to finance the program. The water management board would be responsible for all water management program operations and for maintenance of a water management district. Read more... House introduced bill CRA recommends no position.
HBs 4892, Rep. Andrews (D-Wayne), 7/18/2023 introduced by Rep. Andrews (D-Wayne), would amend the Open Meetings Act by modifying procedures for electronic meetings of public bodies. Read more... House introduced bill
HBs 4897, Rep. Shannon (D-Macomb), 7/18/2023 Would amend the Michigan Transportation Fund Act by allowing equipment to be shared between the Department of Transportation and local road agencies.
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HBs 4925, Rep. Kuhn (R-Oakland), 7/20/2023 Would amend the county road law by modifying the requirements for competitive bidding by county road commissions on certain projects. Read more... House introduced bill
HB 4940 and 4941, Reps. Shannon and Filler (R-Clinton), 9/07/2023 Would amend the County Road Law and Governmental Tort Liability Act which applies to county road agencies and their liability regarding road defects. This is the third attempt to update and coordinate these laws, and is being spearheaded by MCRCSIPRead more... House introduced bill
SB 501,Sen. Camilleri (D-Wayne) 9/14/2023 Read more...Would amend the County Road Law and Governmental Tort Liability Act which applies to county road agencies and their liability regarding road defects. This is the third attempt to update and coordinate these laws, and is being spearheaded by MCRCSIPRead more... Senate introduced bill
SB 501,Sen. Camilleri (D-Wayne) 9/14/2023 Read more...Would amend the County Road Law and Governmental Tort Liability Act which applies to county road agencies and their liability regarding road defects. This is the third attempt to update and coordinate these laws, and is being spearheaded by MCRCSIPRead more... Senate introduced bill