---
type: "Bill"
title: "Traffic control; speed restrictions; procedure for establishing certain speed limits; modify, and make other revisions. Amends sec. 627 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.627)."
description: "Traffic control; speed restrictions; procedure for establishing certain speed limits; modify, and make other revisions. Amends sec. 627 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.627)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4118"
citation: "Michigan HB 4118 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Traffic control: speed restrictions", "Traffic control: traffic regulation", "State agencies (existing): transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8c9b48a-016f-4727-b53e-cbd8064f50d4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4118"
source_hash: "1d81f80d3fd5e7900c585b704b87bd09c0878618c24b0d354095c96e05095616"
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 4118 (2019-2020) — Traffic control; speed restrictions; procedure for establishing certain speed limits; modify, and make other revisions. Amends sec. 627 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.627).

## 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-4118.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4118.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4118.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4118.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2019-PA-0031.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 139 YEAS 33 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–4** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 106 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **106–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brad Paquette — cosponsor (person)
- Bradley Slagh — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Ellison — cosponsor (person)
- John Chirkun — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Bradley Slagh `introduction`
- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/29/2019
- **2019-03-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Ways and Means `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 53 Yeas 106 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2019-04-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `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 `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 139 YEAS 33 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2019-06-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2019-07-02T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/20/2019 01:55 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/25/2019 09:06 AM `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/25/2019 10:30 AM
- **2019-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 31'19 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8c9b48a-016f-4727-b53e-cbd8064f50d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).