Public Act 240 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on February 27, 2007, to allow counties in the northern part of the state to allow off road vehicles (ORV's) to be driven on the shoulders of designated streets and roads. The bill would cap at 30 percent the miles of a county's roadways on which this could not be allowed, if it chose to allow it at all.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on February 27, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on March 13, 2007, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 20, 2007, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises important details. See House-passed version for details. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 20, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 20, 2007. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 20, 2007.
  • Moved to reconsider by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D) on March 20, 2007, the vote by which the House adopted the amendment. The motion passed by voice vote in the House on March 20, 2007.
  • Withdrawn by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 20, 2007, the amendment.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 20, 2007, to establish that a person under 12 years of age could not drive an ORV on a road even if he or she is under direct parental supervision and has earned an ORV "safety certificate." The bill requires those under age 18 meet these conditions or have a drivers license. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 20, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 20, 2007, to sunset the ORV road use provisons adopted by counties under the bill beginning five years after the bill goes into effect, unless the legislature acts before then to extend them. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 20, 2007.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on March 20, 2007, to allow counties in the northern part of the state to allow off road vehicles (ORV's) to be driven on the "far right side" of the road surface (and probably the shoulders) of some or all streets and roads, as determined by the county commission. The bill does not specify posting requirements. ORVs (which includes off-road motorcycles) could not exceed 25 mph when using a road.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 22, 2007.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on March 22, 2007.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 30 to 7 in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to allow counties in the northern part of the state to allow off road vehicles (ORV's) to be driven on the "far right side" of the road surface (and probably the shoulders) of some or all streets and roads, as determined by the county commission. The bill does not specify posting requirements. ORVs (which includes off-road motorcycles) could not exceed 25 mph when using a road.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed 28 to 6 in the Senate on June 27, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 27, 2008.
• Passed 102 to 0 in the House on June 27, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 17, 2008.