---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651)."
description: "Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4353"
citation: "Michigan HB 4353 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: other", "State agencies (existing): transportation", "Traffic control: traffic regulation", "Transportation: authorities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon MacDonell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-11"
last_action: "2023-10-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88b9026a-dd5d-4c4b-b0ab-c6a01c6a4ee9"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4353"
source_hash: "3df2f7302654a4de8f3eb7b6643c67f662274e800aee68e2f7f8cbdb9b1e6746"
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 4353 (2023-2024) — Transportation: authorities; designation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes by agency having jurisdiction over the highway; provide for. Amends sec. 1 of 1951 PA 51 (MCL 247.651).

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4353.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4353.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4353.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4353.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0149.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4353-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4353-0O338.pdf)
8. **Substitute (H-3)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4353-0O3311.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 473 YEAS 25 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **25–13** (pass) · upper
- Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 331 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 226 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **56–52** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sharon MacDonell — primary (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-11** introduced by Representative Sharon MacDonell `introduction`
- **2023-04-11** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-04-11** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12** bill electronically reproduced 04/11/2023
- **2023-05-16** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-13** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-06-13** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-27** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2023-06-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 226 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-06-27** transmitted
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-09-27** AMENDMENT(S) ADOPTED `amendment-passage`
- **2023-09-27** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 473 YEAS 25 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-27** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with immediate effect
- **2023-09-27** laid over one day under the rules
- **2023-10-03** Senate amendment(s) concurred in Roll Call # 331 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2023-10-03** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-10-10** presented to the Governor 10/09/2023 11:35 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-10** approved by the Governor 10/10/2023 10:04 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-10** filed with Secretary of State 10/10/2023 11:44 AM
- **2023-10-10** assigned PA 149'23 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88b9026a-dd5d-4c4b-b0ab-c6a01c6a4ee9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).