2003 House Bill 4238 / Public Act 66

Introduced in the House

Feb. 18, 2003

Introduced by Rep. Joseph Rivet (D-96)

To increase from $400 to $1,000 the amount of property damage caused in an auto accident which requires a driver to immediately report the accident to the nearest police officer or station.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 25, 2003

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 27, 2003

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

April 1, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

May 15, 2003

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 20, 2003

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 21, 2003

Amendment offered by Sen. Ray Basham (D-8)

To establish the accident reporting threshold at $750, rather than $1,000.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

To increase from $400 to $750 the amount of property damage caused in an auto accident which requires a driver to immediately report the accident to the nearest police officer or station.

Received in the House

May 27, 2003

Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Rivet (D-96)

To raise the accident report threshold back up to $1,000, after the Senate reduced it to $750.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, after raising the accident report threshold back up to $1,000, rather than the Senate-passed amount of $750.

Received in the Senate

July 2, 2003

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which raised the reporting threshold back to $1,000.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 21, 2003