Public Act 175 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. John Espinoza (D) on March 4, 2009, to expand to Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, and St. Clair Counties the 2008 law that allowed some counties in the northern part of the state to allow off road vehicles (ORVs) to be driven on the shoulders of designated streets and roads.
  • Referred to the House Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation Committee on March 4, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on March 17, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 24, 2009, 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 House on March 24, 2009.
• Passed 109 to 0 in the House on March 24, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 25, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs Committee on March 25, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on July 22, 2009, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on November 12, 2009, to also extend the proposed ORV rule to Saginaw, Gratiot and Montcalm Counties. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on November 12, 2009.
• Passed 34 to 2 in the Senate on December 1, 2009, to expand to Huron, Tuscola, Sanilac, St. Clair, Saginaw, Gratiot and Montcalm Counties the 2008 law that allowed some counties in the northern part of the state to allow off road vehicles (ORVs) to be driven on the shoulders of designated streets and roads.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 1, 2009.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on December 3, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on December 15, 2009.