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2014 House Bill 5438: Mandate drivers ed include cycle awareness lesson
Public Act 317 of 2014
Introduced by Rep. Terry Brown (D) on March 27, 2014
To require drivers education classes to include classroom instruction on laws related to bicycles and motorcycles, and to emphasize awareness of their operation on roads. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on March 27, 2014
Reported in the House on May 28, 2014
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered by Rep. Bradford Jacobsen (R) on June 4, 2014
To include online course material in this law's definition of "classroom instruction".
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 4, 2014
Received in the Senate on June 5, 2014
Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 5, 2014
Referred to the Senate Transportation Committee on June 10, 2014
Reported in the Senate on October 1, 2014
With the recommendation that the amendments be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered in the Senate on October 1, 2014
To name the proposed law after a particular individual.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 1, 2014
Received in the House on October 2, 2014
To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on October 14, 2014