2026 House Bill 5977

Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for.

A bill to amend 2006 PA 384, entitled “Driver education provider and instructor act,” (MCL 256.621 to 256.705) by adding section 40.

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House Bills 5977 and 5978 allow home-schooled students in Michigan to fulfill driver education requirements through a parent-administered curriculum, exempting them from standard teen driver training if certain state standards and documentation are met.

Introduced in the House

May 14, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Matt Maddock (R-51) and 13 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Josh Schriver (R-66), Pat Outman (R-91), Brad Paquette (R-37), Brian BeGole (R-71), Jaime Greene (R-65), Kathy Schmaltz (R-46), Angela Rigas (R-79), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Tom Kunse (R-100), Ken Borton (R-105), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Joseph Pavlov (R-64) and Jason Woolford (R-50)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

June 16, 2026

Reported without amendment