2017 House Bill 4319 / 2018 Public Act 681

Let surviving spouse keep disabled veteran’s license plate

Introduced in the House

March 7, 2017

Introduced by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-101)

To allow the surviving spouse of a totally disabled veteran to use and renew the veteran’s disabled veteran license plate after the veteran dies.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 14, 2017

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 8, 2017

Substitute offered by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-101)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 9, 2017

Passed in the House 106 to 1 (details)

Received in the Senate

Nov. 28, 2017

May 8, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Nov. 28, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Dec. 18, 2018

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

To allow the surviving spouse of a totally disabled veteran to use and renew the veteran’s disabled veteran license plate after the veteran dies.

Received in the House

Dec. 20, 2018

Passed in the House 107 to 1 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 28, 2018