Public Act 13 of 2012

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• Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on February 10, 2011, to reduce from six to three the number of unpaid parking tickets a person can have before the Secretary of State will not renew a driver license.
  • Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on February 10, 2011.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 11, 2011, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 26 to 12 in the Senate on May 26, 2011, to reduce the number of unpaid parking tickets a person can have before the Secretary of State will not renew a driver license from six to three, which then requires paying an additional $45 "clearance fee".
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on May 31, 2011.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on May 31, 2011.
    • Reported in the House on June 9, 2011, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on January 25, 2012, to sunset the bill's provisions in 2018. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on January 25, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Nathan (D) on January 25, 2012, to phase in the bill's provisions gradually in communities with very high unemployment rates. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on January 25, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. David Nathan (D) on January 25, 2012, to phase in the bill's provisions gradually over three years. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on January 25, 2012.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Jim Stamas (R) on January 26, 2012, to sunset the bill's provisions in 2018. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on January 26, 2012.
• Passed 58 to 48 in the House on January 26, 2012, to reduce the number of unpaid parking tickets a person can have before the Secretary of State will not renew a driver license from six to three, which then requires paying an additional $45 "clearance fee".
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on January 31, 2012.
• Passed 27 to 11 in the Senate on January 31, 2012, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on February 7, 2012.