---
type: "Bill"
title: "Highways: memorial; portion of highway US-31; designate as the \"Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 11d."
description: "Highways: memorial; portion of highway US-31; designate as the \"Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway\". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 11d."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4046"
citation: "Michigan HB 4046 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways: memorial"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Roth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-08-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ed61532-0177-4262-a082-017566faf05d"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4046"
source_hash: "26871aece3057b251d16c01d8889c5db0a17b5ff5ab1cb83a049441555637f25"
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 4046 (2025-2026) — Highways: memorial; portion of highway US-31; designate as the "Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 11d.

## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4046.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4046.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4046.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4046.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0008.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #19 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 205 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Roth — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Alicia St. Germaine — cosponsor (person)
- Cameron Cavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jay DeBoyer — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Hoadley — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Frisbie — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- William Bruck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. John Roth `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
- **2025-02-25** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25** referred to second reading
- **2025-03-11** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-11** placed on third reading
- **2025-03-11** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-03-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #19 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2025-03-11** transmitted
- **2025-03-13** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-03-13** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-03** REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES
- **2025-06-12** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/11/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-17** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-17** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-08-13** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 205 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-08-13** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2025-08-13** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2025-08-13** full title agreed to
- **2025-08-13** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-08-19** presented to the Governor 08/14/2025 01:30 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-08-19** approved by the Governor 08/15/2025 10:02 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-08-19** filed with Secretary of State 08/15/2025 11:02 AM
- **2025-08-19** assigned PA 8'25 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0ed61532-0177-4262-a082-017566faf05d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).