Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB4334: Traffic control: accidents; penalties for moving violation causing physical injury or death to a vulnerable roadway user; enhance. Amends secs. 303, 320a, 601c & 653a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.303 et seq.); adds secs. 79g & 79h & repeals sec. 653b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.653b). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4335'25
Status: In committee, September 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 303, 320a, 601c, and 653a (MCL 257.303, 257.320a, 257.601c, and 257.653a), section 303 as amended by 2024 PA 42, section 320a as amended by 2023 PA 39, section 601c as added by 2001 PA 103, and section 653a as amended by 2018 PA 349, and by adding sections 79g and 79h; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
From the introduced text, April 17, 2025:
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 303, 320a, 601c, and 653a (MCL 257.303, 257.320a, 257.601c, and 257.653a), section 303 as amended by 2024 PA 42, section 320a as amended by 2023 PA 39, section 601c as added by 2001 PA 103, and section 653a as amended by 2018 PA 349, and by adding sections 79g and 79h; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 79g. (1) "Vulnerable roadway user" means any of the following: (a) A pedestrian. (b) An individual using any of the following: (i) Roller skates. (ii) Inline skates. (iii) A nonmotorized scooter. (iv) A nonmotorized skateboard. (v) A wheelchair. (c) An individual riding an equine or driving or riding an equine-drawn carriage. (d) An individual operating or riding a vulnerable transportation device in compliance with this act. (e) A United States Postal Service employee or contractor operating a vehicle on that individual's rural postal route in the course of delivering mail or parcels. (2) As used in this section, "equine" means a horse, pony, donkey, mule, or hinny. Sec. 79h. "Vulnerable transportation device" means a device in, on, or by which an individual is or may be transported or drawn on a highway or street by human power, or …
Sponsors
- (D, 41) · primary sponsor