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 Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, And Natural Resources 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 in the House by voice vote on March 20, 2007.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Joel Sheltrown (D) on March 20, 2007. The amendment passed in the House by voice vote 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 in the House by voice vote 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  • Withdrawn by Rep.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 in the House by voice vote 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 in the House by voice vote on March 20, 2007.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• 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 in the Senate by voice vote on June 27, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (30 to 7) 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Motion in the Senate on June 27, 2008, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion passed in the Senate (28 to 6) on June 27, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 27, 2008.
• Passed in the House (102 to 0) on June 27, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 17, 2008.