---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic control; violations; unattended running vehicles; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 676 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676)."
description: "Traffic control; violations; unattended running vehicles; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 676 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4215"
citation: "Michigan HB 4215 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic control: violations", "Traffic control: traffic regulation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eaeab25-9b3b-4324-af5e-e6a350a5aba5"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4215"
source_hash: "8ce2e9d801b8b8b0921b28c6aab1973ee9938ffea4fe43c041a6dc89d0108ae6"
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 4215 (2017-2018) — Traffic control; violations; unattended running vehicles; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 676 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.676).

## 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-4215.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4215.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4215.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4215.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0061.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **30–6** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 84 Yeas 77 Nays 30 — **77–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 91 — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- John Reilly — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Shane Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Holly Hughes `introduction`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/15/2017
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-4 `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-4 adopted
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 84 Yeas 77 Nays 30 `passage`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** Rep. Tim Sneller removed as cosponsor
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2017-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 30 NAYS 6 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2017-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2017-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/19/2017 @ 10:34 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/28/2017 @ 8:50 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/28/2017 @ 11:24 AM
- **2017-07-12T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 61'17 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4eaeab25-9b3b-4324-af5e-e6a350a5aba5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).