2026 House Bill 5477

Traffic control: driver license; program to provide driver license and state identification cards to parolees; provide for.

A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled “Michigan vehicle code,” by amending section 307 (MCL 257.307), as amended by 2023 PA 260.

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House Bills 5474–5477 strengthen Michigan’s reentry framework by requiring the Department of Corrections and Secretary of State to assist eligible prisoners in obtaining state identification and driver licenses before or immediately after release, establishing reentry support funding, updating inclusive statutory language, and enhancing privacy, documentation, and communication-access protections to support successful reintegration into the community.

Introduced in the House

Jan. 27, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Donavan McKinney (D-11) and 9 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Stephanie Young (D-16), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Brenda Carter (D-53), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Mike McFall (D-14), Sharon MacDonell (D-56) and Luke Meerman (R-89)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations