---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recreation; trails; National Trails System; allow department of natural resources to become a trail sponsor, and provide limited liability for personal injuries. Amends secs. 72108 & 73301 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72108 & 324.73301) & adds sec. 73302."
description: "Recreation; trails; National Trails System; allow department of natural resources to become a trail sponsor, and provide limited liability for personal injuries. Amends secs. 72108 & 73301 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72108 & 324.73301) & adds sec. 73302."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 118"
citation: "Michigan SB 118 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreation: trails", "Torts: liability", "Torts: premises liability", "Transportation: railroads", "State agencies (existing): natural resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e0bf5b1-d385-4379-9316-e60234913d5c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-SB-0118"
source_hash: "acb483d46ee1070ce66ed0ff72926fdcf3441995d3cab52690f3a879b3d80d60"
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 118 (2017-2018) — Recreation; trails; National Trails System; allow department of natural resources to become a trail sponsor, and provide limited liability for personal injuries. Amends secs. 72108 & 73301 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.72108 & 324.73301) & adds sec. 73302.

## 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-0118.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2017-SEBS-0118.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2017-PA-0039.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2017-SCB-0118.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2017-SIB-0118.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 157 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 86 Yeas 106 Nays 1 — **106–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 34 — cosponsor (person)
- Goeff Hansen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GOEFFREY HANSEN `introduction`
- **2017-02-08T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 43 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** received on 03/01/2017 `introduction`
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-03-01T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2017-04-27T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 86 Yeas 106 Nays 1 `passage`
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2017-05-02T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 157 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 5/11/2017 @ 11:10 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/23/2017 @ 8:20 AM `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/23/2017 @ 10:52 AM
- **2017-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0039'17 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8e0bf5b1-d385-4379-9316-e60234913d5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).