---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic control: driver license; designation as an individual with a communication impediment; allow in vehicle registration, and operator's and chauffeur's license, and provide for law enforcement access. Amends secs. 221 & 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.221 & 257.310)."
description: "Traffic control: driver license; designation as an individual with a communication impediment; allow in vehicle registration, and operator's and chauffeur's license, and provide for law enforcement access. Amends secs. 221 & 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.221 & 257.310)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 278"
citation: "Michigan SB 278 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic control: driver license", "Law enforcement: law enforcement information network (LEIN)", "Disabilities: other", "Vehicles: registration", "State agencies (existing): state", "State agencies (existing): state police"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4eda10ba-91bc-46e4-acfa-17f9e783c985"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0278"
source_hash: "31527b6797a51cf5e6aa7fe2e0c73c3fefb4268e759d4e09f0f8041a1db6cb68"
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 278 (2019-2020) — Traffic control: driver license; designation as an individual with a communication impediment; allow in vehicle registration, and operator's and chauffeur's license, and provide for law enforcement access. Amends secs. 221 & 310 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.221 & 257.310).

## 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/Senate/htm/2019-SEBH-0278.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2019-SEBS-0278.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0093.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2019-SCB-0278.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2019-SIB-0278.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 244 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 231 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 170 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis Hertel — cosponsor (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-05-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR TOM BARRETT `introduction`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2019-10-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 244 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** received on 10/16/2019 `introduction`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+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
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** amended
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 231 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 170 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 06/17/2020 01:25 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 06/23/2020 02:33 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 06/23/2020 03:14 PM
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0093'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4eda10ba-91bc-46e4-acfa-17f9e783c985`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).