Michigan legislation · 103rd Legislature
Michigan HB5644: Traffic control: parking; determination of disability for purpose of obtaining a disability placard by nurse practitioners; allow. Amends secs. 19a, 675, 803d & 803h of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.19a et seq.).
Status: In committee, September 10, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 19a, 675, 803d, and 803h (MCL 257.19a, 257.675, 257.803d, and 257.803h), section 19a as amended by 2002 PA 618, section 675 as amended by 2018 PA 179, and sections 803d and 803h as amended by 2018 PA 62.
From the engrossed text, May 12, 2026:
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 19a, 675, 803d, and 803h (MCL 257.19a, 257.675, 257.803d, and 257.803h), section 19a as amended by 2002 PA 618, section 675 as amended by 2018 PA 179, and sections 803d and 803h as amended by 2018 PA 62. the peoplE of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 19a. "Disabled person" or "person with disabilities" means a person an individual who is determined by a physician, a physician assistant, a certified nurse practitioner, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, or an optometrist as specifically provided in this section licensed to practice in this state to have 1 or more of the following physical characteristics: (a) Blindness. as determined by an optometrist, a physician, or a physician assistant. (b) Inability to walk more than 200 feet without having to stop and rest. (c) Inability to do both of the following: (i) Use 1 or both legs or feet. (ii) Walk without the use of a wheelchair, walker, crutch, brace, prosthetic, or other device, or without the assistance of another person.individual. (d) A lung disease from which the person's individual's forced expiratory volume for 1 second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 1 liter, or from which the person's individual's arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg …
Sponsors
- Outman, Pat (R, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- : REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
- : REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
- : REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/24/2026
- : REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
- : PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- : transmitted
- : passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #138 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
- : read a third time
- : placed on immediate passage
Votes
- Reported Favorably Without Amendment 6/24/2026 (June 25, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- passed; given immediate effect (May 12, 2026): 105 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Reported With Recommendation With Substitute H-2 (April 30, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Reported With Recommendation For Referral To Committee On Rules (March 10, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Disabilities: other, Traffic control: parking, State agencies (existing): state
Common questions
- What is HB5644?
- HB5644 is a bill in the Michigan Legislature (103rd Legislature): Traffic control: parking; determination of disability for purpose of obtaining a disability placard by nurse practitioners; allow. Amends secs. 19a, 675, 803d & 803h of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.19a et seq.).
- What does HB5644 do?
- In its own words: To amend 1949 PA 300, entitled "Michigan vehicle code," by amending sections 19a, 675, 803d, and 803h (MCL 257.19a, 257.675, 257.803d, and 257.803h), section 19a as amended by 2002 PA 618, section 675 as amended by 2018 PA 179, and sections 803d and 803h as amended by 2018 PA 62.
- What is the status of HB5644?
- In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING (September 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5644?
- Outman, Pat (R, 91).
- Where is the official record for HB5644?
- On the Michigan Legislature website: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5644
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