Michigan House passes two vehicle-code bills; immediate effect ordered

LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives on July 1 passed two bills amending the Michigan Vehicle Code, approving House Bill 4391 and House Bill 4390 on third reading and immediately putting them into effect.

Both bills were considered under the order of third reading. Representative Rogers introduced House Bill 4391; the clerk read the bill and an amendment was offered and adopted on the floor. After roll-call voting, the clerk announced that House Bill 4391 passed with 61 aye votes and 44 nay votes. Majority Floor Leader Bagole then moved for immediate effect; the House approved immediate effect.

House Bill 4390 was taken up next under third reading. There were no floor amendments. The House again held a roll-call vote and the clerk announced that House Bill 4390 passed with 61 aye votes and 44 nay votes. Majority Floor Leader Bagole moved for immediate effect and the motion was approved.

The bills were described on the floor only as measures “to amend the Michigan vehicle code.” The transcript did not include detailed bill text or summaries on the floor during third reading, and no floor debate explaining substantive changes to the vehicle code was recorded in the session minutes provided.

Formal actions recorded on the floor show both bills passed by the required majority and were given immediate effect as ordered by the House.

Details recorded in the roll calls included several individual member votes as read aloud during the clerk’s tally (for example, Representative Renigans was recorded voting nay during one roll call; Representative Ben Workham was recorded voting aye). The official roll-call record maintained by the clerk’s office contains the complete member-by-member vote tallies.