Public Act 307 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on February 3, 2005, to allow certain limited access highways to be designated a snowmobile trail by the Department of Transportation, and allow snowmobiles to operate on state highways if the road is approved by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on February 3, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 12, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 17, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires snowmobiles operating on the side of a road to go in single file and not exceed the road's speed limit. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 17, 2005.
• Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on May 18, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on May 18, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Transportation Committee on May 18, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on November 29, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (103 to 0) on December 7, 2005, to allow certain limited access highways to be designated a snowmobile trail by the Department of Transportation, and allow snowmobiles to operate on state highways if the road is approved by the Michigan Department of Transportation. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 19, 2005.