republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/hb-4451.md

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Bill	Traffic control: driver license; driver license testing; allow to be done remotely. Amends sec. 309 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.309).	Traffic control: driver license; driver license testing; allow to be done remotely. Amends sec. 309 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.309).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2021-2022	HB 4451	Michigan HB 4451 (2021-2022)	bill	State agencies (existing): state Traffic control: driver license	enacted	Gary Howell	5	30	3	2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00	2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/f3f42509-fd34-4b60-b470-51469df67b31	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4451	212e0e6bacd2df26f74f6d2f972a4fd4f8fadb10e73966ed752d80db9cd4dbe5	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 4451 (2021-2022) — Traffic control: driver license; driver license testing; allow to be done remotely. Amends sec. 309 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.309).

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• roll call Roll Call # 116 Yeas 100 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — 100–3 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 77 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 38–0 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 277 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — 105–4 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Gary Howell — primary (person)
• Cara Clemente — cosponsor (person)
• Gary Eisen — cosponsor (person)
• Tim Sneller — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Gary Howell introduction
• 2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Transportation referral-committee
• 2021-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 03/09/2021
• 2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2021-05-18T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2021-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 277 Yeas 105 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 passage
• 2021-06-02T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2021-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE referral-committee
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2022-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) referral-committee
• 2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
• 2022-03-09T05:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
• 2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 77 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 TITLE AMENDED
• 2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and title amendment
• 2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 laid over one day under the rules
• 2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
• 2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 roll call Roll Call # 116 Yeas 100 Nays 3 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
• 2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 title amendment agreed to
• 2022-03-15T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2022-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 03/16/2022 03:40 PM executive-receipt
• 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 03/23/2022 09:55 AM executive-signature
• 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 03/23/2022 10:58 AM
• 2022-03-23T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 45'22 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f3f42509-fd34-4b60-b470-51469df67b31. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).