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Committee hears bill to clarify motorists’ obligations when school bus amber lights flash
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 4214 after witnesses described frequent illegal passes of school buses and enforcement hurdles; witnesses urged clearer statutory direction for motorists when bus amber lights flash.
LANSING — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard testimony on House Bill 4214, a proposal to clarify how motorists must respond when a school bus activates its amber (yellow) warning lights.
Sponsor Representative Pauquette told the committee a May 2024 one-day survey of about 2,000 bus drivers documented roughly 1,300 illegal passes in a single day, including 46 on the buses’ right side. Witnesses said the current law discusses amber lights only as a preparatory warning and does not impose a legal duty to stop.
John Legas, a long-time school bus director from Berrien County, told the committee he has seen stop-arm violations grow and recounted a…
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