---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: funds; engineering study for certain local road agencies to increase capacity; provide for. Amends sec. 9a of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.659a)."
description: "Transportation: funds; engineering study for certain local road agencies to increase capacity; provide for. Amends sec. 9a of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.659a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4971"
citation: "Michigan HB 4971 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Transportation: funds", "Counties: other", "State agencies (existing): transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/39445993-3c3c-4007-9865-e2d4a3dd9236"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4971"
source_hash: "12b8f3a006fb9b7179b72ddd048a5de2a1abcb78b524caf793244c2c9d218bbd"
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 4971 (2019-2020) — Transportation: funds; engineering study for certain local road agencies to increase capacity; provide for. Amends sec. 9a of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.659a).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4971.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4971.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4971.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4971.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0164.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 285 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 208 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Alexander `introduction`
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-09-12T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-09-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 09/17/2019
- **2019-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 208 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-05-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-09-09T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 285 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-09-10T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 09/14/2020 01:49 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 09/17/2020 10:21 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 09/17/2020 03:05 PM
- **2020-09-22T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 164'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/39445993-3c3c-4007-9865-e2d4a3dd9236`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).