INJURING HWY CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Senate Bill 373 (Substitute H-1)
Senate Bill 374 with House committee amendment
Sponsor: Sen. Bill Bullard, Jr.
Addendum to SFA Analysis (6-14-01)
Senate Committee: Transportation and Tourism
House Committee: Criminal Justice
ADDENDUM TO SENATE FISCAL AGENCY ANALYSIS OF SB 373 AND SB 374 DATED 4-30-01:
HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTION:
The Senate Fiscal Agency (SFA) analysis reflects the bills as reported out of the Senate Committee. An amendment adopted on the Senate floor extended the penalties provided under Senate Bill 373 for injuring a construction worker on a highway, to include injury to a farmer operating an implement of husbandry, or farm implement, on a highway.
The House Committee on Criminal Justice adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 373, and an amendment to Senate Bill 374 which changed the effective date from September 1, 2001 to October 1, 2001. The substitute for Senate Bill 373 also deleted several provisions in the vehicle code concerning license restrictions and revocations, which are either duplicated elsewhere in the code, or are reinserted by the language of the bill.
POSITIONS:
The Michigan Road Builders Association (MRBA) supports the bills. (6-13-01)
The County Road Association of Michigan supports the bills. (6-13-01)
The Traffic Safety Association of Michigan supports the bills. (6-13-01)
The Michigan State AFL-CIO supports the bills. (6-13-01)
The Michigan Municipal League supports the bills. (6-12-01
The Michigan Agri-Business Association supports the bills. (6-12-01)
The Department of State Police is neutral on the bills. (6-13-01)
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.