---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation; school vehicles; enhanced rear lighting for school buses; allow. Amends 1990 PA 187 (MCL 257.1801 - 257.1877) by adding sec. 12."
description: "Transportation; school vehicles; enhanced rear lighting for school buses; allow. Amends 1990 PA 187 (MCL 257.1801 - 257.1877) by adding sec. 12."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4054"
citation: "Michigan HB 4054 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation: school vehicles", "Vehicles: buses", "Vehicles: equipment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/877b51a8-ef59-49d5-a7a9-8e498b400a39"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4054"
source_hash: "2116f69742b900c72396bf3c6e9fc5078b17b47d574d4b77e16bebf534aafa44"
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 4054 (2017-2018) — Transportation; school vehicles; enhanced rear lighting for school buses; allow. Amends 1990 PA 187 (MCL 257.1801 - 257.1877) by adding sec. 12.

## 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-4054.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4054.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4054.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4054.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0233.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 206 Yeas 101 Nays 6 — **101–6** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 513 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 91 — cosponsor (person)
- David LaGrand — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Terry Sabo — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Holly Hughes `introduction`
- **2017-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/18/2017
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 206 Yeas 101 Nays 6 `passage`
- **2017-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-11-28T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 513 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 12/18/2017 @ 11:12 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 12/20/2017 @ 12:48 PM `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 12/21/2017 @ 1:52 PM
- **2017-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 233'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/877b51a8-ef59-49d5-a7a9-8e498b400a39`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).