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 by voice vote in the Senate on May 17, 2005.
• Passed 38 to 0 in the Senate on May 18, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• 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 103 to 0 in the House 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.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 19, 2005.