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Committee hears bills to classify Michigan mutual aid vehicles as emergency vehicles and to align driver training
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on two bipartisan bills that would recognize Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System vehicles as emergency vehicles and allow certain drivers to be exempt from commercial driver's-license rules if they meet firefighter-training standards.
LANSING — The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee heard testimony on two bipartisan bills intended to update Michigan’s motor vehicle code to support the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) and Michigan Task Force 1.
Representatives and emergency-response witnesses said House Bill 4301 would explicitly allow MABAS vehicles to use red, white, yellow and green oscillating lights while responding to or operating at emergencies. House Bill 4302 would allow MABAS members to operate emergency vehicles without a commercial driver’s license if they meet driving standards under the Michigan Firefighters Training Council.
The bills’ sponsor, Representative (name given in transcript as) Beguel told the committee the measures are “bipartisan” and aim to help MABAS operate and equip emergency vehicles “to respond to emergency safely and more…
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