Cities: home rule; private road maintenance or improvement projects; allow. Amends 1909 PA 279 (MCL 117.1 - 117.38) by adding sec. 5l.
This bill allows cities in Michigan to create special assessment districts to fund the maintenance or improvement of private roads within their boundaries. It enables the city legislative body to approve such projects by resolution or upon receiving a petition from more than half of the property owners along the road. Costs for these projects are shared pro rata among all property owners in the district based on their frontage, and the program can last up to five years unless a new district is established to continue it.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Oct 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 5, 2024
Last action Dec 11, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Dec 11, 2024
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Dec 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Nov 7, 2024
Committee
referred to Committee on Local Government and Municipal Finance
lower
Nov 7, 2024
Introduced
received on 10/23/2024
lower
Oct 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 380 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Oct 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
upper
Oct 16, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Oct 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Jun 5, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Jun 5, 2024
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Kevin Hertel
DDemocratic
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