2011 House Bill 5125 / 2012 Public Act 14

Allow elimination of road commissions

Introduced in the House

Oct. 26, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Jon Switalski (D-25)

To authorize a county board of commissioners to abolish the county road commission and assume its powers and duties.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Nov. 9, 2011

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 29, 2011

Substitute offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that would require a vote of the people to dissolve a road commission.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Paul Opsommer (R-93)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises the method for eliminating a road commission. See House-passed bill for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Nov. 30, 2011

Passed in the House 66 to 40 (details)

To establish that a county road commission can be eliminated by a county board if its creation was originally authorized by the county board, and eliminated by a vote of the people if that's how it was originally authorized. If either happens, the county board would assume the duty of managing the county's road system.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 1, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Transportation

Dec. 14, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 15, 2011

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires a vote of the people to eliminate any county road commission, and sunsets the bill in 2015.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. John Gleason (D-27)

To require additional public notice and hearing requirements to eliminate a county road commission.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

To establish that a county road commission can be eliminated by a county board if the road commission's members are appointed, and eliminated by a vote of the people if they are elected. If either happens, the county board would assume the duty of managing the county's road system.

Received in the House

Dec. 15, 2011

Feb. 7, 2012

Amendment offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To move up by one year a 2015 deadline in the bill for counties to make this decision.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does requies a vote of the people in all county road commission power transfers, and requires public hearings.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Douglas Geiss (D-22)

The substitute failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 63 to 41 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Feb. 21, 2012