HB 4046 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Highways: memorial; portion of highway US-31; designate as the "Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway". Amends 2001 PA 142 (MCL 250.1001 - 250.2092) by adding sec. 11d.

HB 4046 designates a specific segment of US-31 in Grand Traverse County (between Three Mile Road and Bunker Hill Road) as the "Trooper James E. Boland Memorial Highway." This procedural bill amends Michigan's highway naming statute to honor Trooper James E. Boland through a permanent memorial designation. It has no policy or funding mechanisms - only renaming a public roadway. The bill took immediate effect upon approval by the Governor on August 15, 2025.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Aug 2025

Signed into Law

Aug 2025

Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Aug 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

As Passed by the Senate → House Concurred Bill · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a Senate version to a House concurred version, with no substantive policy changes. The core provision remains identical: designating a specific stretch of US-31 in Grand Traverse County as a memorial highway for Trooper James E. Boland.

TECHNICAL

Formatting and layout adjustments were made to align the bill with House standards, including repositioning the title, date, and sponsor information, while the actual legislative text of Section 11d remained unchanged.

Floor votes · Senate Aug 13, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

34–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 38

Aug 13, 2025

D Democratic19

18 Yea 1

94% Yea

R Republican19

16 Yea 3

84% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Aug 19, 2025

Introduced

filed with Secretary of State 08/15/2025 11:02 AM

lower

Aug 19, 2025

Signed into law

approved by the Governor 08/15/2025 10:02 AM

lower

Aug 13, 2025

Introduced

returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title

lower

Aug 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 205 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 4 NOT VOTING 0

upper

Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

upper

Jun 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 6/11/2025

upper

Jun 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

REASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

upper

Mar 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #19 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. John Roth

lower

1 primary · 19 co-sponsors