2025 House Bill 5230

Traffic control: traffic regulation; front and rear lights; require for horse-drawn vehicles operating on public roadways, and provide penalties for noncompliance.

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending sections 684, 695, and 907 (MCL 257.684, 257.695, and 257.907), section 695 as amended by 2006 PA 14 and section 907 as amended by 2024 PA 164, and by adding sections 1e and 688a.

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House Bill No. 5230 updates the Michigan Vehicle Code to require enhanced lighting and visibility standards for animal-drawn vehicles, establishes a civil fine for non-compliance, and clarifies related vehicle lighting and enforcement provisions to improve road safety.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 6, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Mike Hoadley (R-99) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Kunse (R-100) and Tim Kelly (R-93)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure