---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles; other; operation of electric patrol vehicles on sidewalks; permit under certain circumstances and modify certain equipment requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 6 of 1997 PA 55 (MCL 257.1572 et seq.)."
description: "Vehicles; other; operation of electric patrol vehicles on sidewalks; permit under certain circumstances and modify certain equipment requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 6 of 1997 PA 55 (MCL 257.1572 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 589"
citation: "Michigan SB 589 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: other", "Vehicles: equipment", "Law enforcement: local police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ff18300-b012-4b9d-940b-b1504d8add14"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0589"
source_hash: "80168ecb3704f43866572209c6f2d816a112efccbd5c30cb08f3c825f1a66f3e"
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 SB 589 (2017-2018) — Vehicles; other; operation of electric patrol vehicles on sidewalks; permit under certain circumstances and modify certain equipment requirements. Amends secs. 2, 4, 5 & 6 of 1997 PA 55 (MCL 257.1572 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/Senate/htm/2017-SEBH-0589.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0589.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0090.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0589.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0589.htm)

## Votes

- HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 144 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 157 Yeas 106 Nays 3 — **106–3** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 16 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 28 — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Hildenbrand — cosponsor (person)
- Jack Brandenburg — cosponsor (person)
- Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PETER MACGREGOR `introduction`
- **2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION `referral-committee`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 16 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** received on 01/18/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-01-18T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **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** amended
- **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 # 157 Yeas 106 Nays 3 `passage`
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-03-13T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 144 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 3/19/2018 @ 2:16 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 3/26/2018 @ 12:36 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 3/26/2018 @ 3:08 PM
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0090'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ff18300-b012-4b9d-940b-b1504d8add14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).