---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicles; equipment; use of amber flashing lights on vehicles that participate in neighborhood watch programs; allow. Amends sec. 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.698)."
description: "Vehicles; equipment; use of amber flashing lights on vehicles that participate in neighborhood watch programs; allow. Amends sec. 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.698)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4176"
citation: "Michigan HB 4176 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Vehicles: equipment", "Safety: other", "Traffic control: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9cb41cd-2626-4ade-8da8-714c1ef48aa2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4176"
source_hash: "0a732f22be55e50fce165e97253a01a237af4b18c71a81ade829e0bc0425956b"
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 4176 (2017-2018) — Vehicles; equipment; use of amber flashing lights on vehicles that participate in neighborhood watch programs; allow. Amends sec. 698 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.698).

## 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/2017-HEBH-4176.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4176.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4176.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4176.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0278.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 456 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 3 Yeas 106 Nays 0 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 16 — cosponsor (person)
- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Abdullah Hammoud — cosponsor (person)
- Cara Clemente — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Greig — cosponsor (person)
- Donna Lasinski — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Henry Yanez — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
- Jeffrey Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
- Jewell Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- John Chirkun — cosponsor (person)
- Jon Hoadley — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- LaTanya Garrett — cosponsor (person)
- Larry Inman — cosponsor (person)
- Leslie Love — cosponsor (person)
- Michael McCready — cosponsor (person)
- Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
- Pam Faris — cosponsor (person)
- Pamela Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Patrick Green — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Phelps — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Kosowski — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Wittenberg — cosponsor (person)
- Roger Hauck — cosponsor (person)
- Ronnie Peterson — cosponsor (person)
- Samir Singh — cosponsor (person)
- Sheldon Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Sherry Gay-Dagnogo — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Greimel — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)
- Triston Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Wendell Byrd — cosponsor (person)
- William Sowerby — cosponsor (person)
- Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Robert Kosowski `introduction`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/08/2017
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2017-12-12T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted
- **2018-01-10T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 3 Yeas 106 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-01-11T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-01-16T05:00:00+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`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 456 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 3:36 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/28/2018 @ 7:08 AM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/29/2018 @ 11:00 AM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 278'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9cb41cd-2626-4ade-8da8-714c1ef48aa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).