2025 House Bill 4301 / 2026 Public Act 107

Vehicles: emergency vehicles; definition of authorized emergency vehicle; expand.

An act to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition, levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on a specific date,” by amending sections 2 and 698 (MCL 257.2 and 257.698), section 2 as amended by 2011 PA 231 and section 698 as amended by 2020 PA 382.

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House Bill No. 4301 amends the Michigan Vehicle Code to include vehicles owned by the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System as authorized emergency vehicles and revises regulations on the use of emergency lights, contingent on the passage of House Bill No. 4302.

Introduced in the House

March 25, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Brian BeGole (R-71) and 21 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike McFall (D-14), Pat Outman (R-91), Ken Borton (R-105), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Mike Harris (R-52), Jason Woolford (R-50), Bill Schuette (R-95), John Roth (R-104), Mike Mueller (R-72), Tom Kunse (R-100), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Luke Meerman (R-89), David Martin (R-68), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Curtis VanderWall (R-102), Jaime Greene (R-65) and Denise Mentzer (D-61)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

May 20, 2025

Reported without amendment

June 4, 2025

Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Carra (R-36)

1. Amend page 8, line 28, after “infraction” by striking out the period and inserting “and shall be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $100.00.”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 10, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Veterans and Emergency Services

Dec. 3, 2025

Reported without amendment

Dec. 4, 2025

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 1, 2026

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 5, 2026