---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways; name; portion of Business Route 127; designate as the \"SPC Robert Friese Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 9b."
description: "Highways; name; portion of Business Route 127; designate as the \"SPC Robert Friese Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 9b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5394"
citation: "Michigan HB 5394 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: name", "State agencies (existing): transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/928bb1e1-f766-4a2d-9bac-c80a3c34cc9b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5394"
source_hash: "83b42d5f52ac160753a29392f1ba91b53009c38d64368f01ad9f77e5b3b4f921"
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 5394 (2017-2018) — Highways; name; portion of Business Route 127; designate as the "SPC Robert Friese Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2080) by adding sec. 9b.

## 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/2018-HEBH-5394.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5394.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5394.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5394.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0115.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 156 Yeas 109 Nays 0 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 229 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 97 — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Wentworth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Jason Wentworth `introduction`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/11/2018
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 156 Yeas 109 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 229 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-04-25T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 4/25/2018 @ 9:22 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 4/25/2018 @ 5:30 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 4/26/2018 @ 11:10 AM
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 115'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/928bb1e1-f766-4a2d-9bac-c80a3c34cc9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).