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2017 Senate Bill 478: Ban drivers license renewal if three unpaid parking tickets
Public Act 236 of 2017
Introduced by Sen. Dave Hildenbrand R-Lowell on June 21, 2017
To repeal the Jan. 1, 2018 sunset on a 2014 law that reduced from six to three the number of unpaid parking tickets a person can have before the Secretary of State will not renew a drivers license until the tickets are paid along with a $45 "clearance" fee. The bill would leave the more stringent regime in place permanently. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on June 21, 2017
Reported in the Senate on October 23, 2017
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Received in the House on November 29, 2017
Referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on November 29, 2017
Reported in the House on December 12, 2017
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered by Rep. Triston Cole R-Mancelona on December 13, 2017
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 in the House on December 13, 2017
Received in the Senate on December 13, 2017
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on December 20, 2017