---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic control; driver license; Traffic control; driver license; driver responsibility fee; amend eligibility for alternative payment programs and reinstatement of driver license, and eliminate driver responsibilitity fee assessments for certain offenses. Amends secs. 732a, 732b & 904 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.732a et seq.)."
description: "Traffic control; driver license; Traffic control; driver license; driver responsibility fee; amend eligibility for alternative payment programs and reinstatement of driver license, and eliminate driver responsibilitity fee assessments for certain offenses. Amends secs. 732a, 732b & 904 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.732a et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5079"
citation: "Michigan HB 5079 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic control: driver license", "Traffic control: other", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9da313f-3589-4814-b45a-ed97fec0d2c0"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5079"
source_hash: "92625fd25138a727a66cd6d55cae19f2c3d7bedfd2cb1ce856df537712a6b880"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 5079 (2017-2018) — Traffic control; driver license; Traffic control; driver license; driver responsibility fee; amend eligibility for alternative payment programs and reinstatement of driver license, and eliminate driver responsibilitity fee assessments for certain offenses. Amends secs. 732a, 732b & 904 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.732a et seq.).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5079.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5079.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5079.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5079.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0050.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 85 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 373 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 76 Yeas 109 Nays 0 — **109–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 103 — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Daire Rendon `introduction`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Michigan Competitiveness `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/10/2017
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 373 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2017-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON MICHIGAN COMPETITIVENESS `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 85 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and title amendment
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 76 Yeas 109 Nays 0
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** title amendment agreed to
- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-02-21T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 2/20/2018 @ 3:27 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 3/1/2018 @ 1:38 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 3/1/2018 @ 4:20 PM
- **2018-03-06T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 50'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c9da313f-3589-4814-b45a-ed97fec0d2c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).