2005 House Bill 4317 / 2006 Public Act 499

Authorize revision or elimination of county road commissions

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Alexander Lipsey (D-60)

To revise the law authorizing county road commissions in optional unified county governments to conform with the county road commission changes proposed by House Bill 4315.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

June 21, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 29, 2005

Passed in the House 86 to 20 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 30, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Oct. 19, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

Oct. 20, 2005

Substitute offered

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

Dec. 7, 2005

Amendment offered by Sen. Mike Bishop (R-12)

To not apply the bill's provisions to Oakland County.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R-25)

To clarify a reference in the bill to another statute.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 31 to 5 (details)

To revise the law authorizing county road commissions in optional unified county governments to conform with the county road commission changes proposed by House Bill 4315, which would allow county road commissions to have not less than three members or more than five. Under this bill, that would not apply to Oakland County, whose road commission would continue to have just three members.

Received in the House

Dec. 7, 2005

Dec. 13, 2006

Passed in the House 71 to 37 (details)

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

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 28, 2006