---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles; off-road; helmet and protective eyewear requirement while operating an off-road vehicle for towing a fishing shanty; eliminate. Amends sec. 81133 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81133)."
description: "Vehicles; off-road; helmet and protective eyewear requirement while operating an off-road vehicle for towing a fishing shanty; eliminate. Amends sec. 81133 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81133)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5662"
citation: "Michigan HB 5662 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: off-road", "Safety: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1742a692-8333-4505-b5c8-bdcec6d7bb06"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5662"
source_hash: "f42c088e52e188e13613431388ee7a10563e1100d705c6760d98edea4be317ef"
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 5662 (2017-2018) — Vehicles; off-road; helmet and protective eyewear requirement while operating an off-road vehicle for towing a fishing shanty; eliminate. Amends sec. 81133 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.81133).

## 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-5662.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5662.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5662.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5662.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0206.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 261 Yeas 103 Nays 6 — **103–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 101 — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Curt VanderWall `introduction`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/28/2018
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 261 Yeas 103 Nays 6 `passage`
- **2018-05-01T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 400 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/11/2018 @ 11:00 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/19/2018 @ 8:28 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/20/2018 @ 1:42 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 206'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1742a692-8333-4505-b5c8-bdcec6d7bb06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).