---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: construction and repair; use of certain traffic control devices when closing a freeway or portion of freeway; require under certain conditions. Amends sec. 1 of 1917 PA 165 (MCL 247.291) & adds secs. 1a & 1b."
description: "Highways: construction and repair; use of certain traffic control devices when closing a freeway or portion of freeway; require under certain conditions. Amends sec. 1 of 1917 PA 165 (MCL 247.291) & adds secs. 1a & 1b."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 43"
citation: "Michigan SB 43 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: construction and repair", "Highways: safety", "State agencies (existing): transportation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-26"
last_action: "2023-10-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8a30438-5c2d-470e-9ee3-984868c936a7"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0043"
source_hash: "b21cfd5cf6abdccf296bb12821d281114da3b52e47751b34a847f0f987903bea"
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 43 (2023-2024) — Highways: construction and repair; use of certain traffic control devices when closing a freeway or portion of freeway; require under certain conditions. Amends sec. 1 of 1917 PA 165 (MCL 247.291) & adds secs. 1a & 1b.

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0043.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0043.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0164.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0043.pdf)
5. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0043-00B74.pdf)
6. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0043-0B736.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0043-00C78.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0043-00D49.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 318 Yeas 75 Nays 35 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **75–35** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 108 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph N. Bellino Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
- Sylvia A. Santana — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Klinefelt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-26** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-03-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-22** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-03-22** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-03-23** PASSED ROLL CALL # 108 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-23** received on 03/23/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-23** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-20** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-26** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-26** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 318 Yeas 75 Nays 35 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-27** returned to Senate
- **2023-10-03** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-10-03** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-10-11** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/10/2023 09:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-24** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/19/2023 10:19 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-24** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/19/2023 11:56 AM
- **2023-10-24** ASSIGNED PA 0164'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8a30438-5c2d-470e-9ee3-984868c936a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).