Vehicles: off-road; electronic transfer of title or interest in off-road vehicle or watercraft; provide for. Amends secs. 80304 & 81105 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.80304 & 324.81105).
Senate Bill 139 allows the Department of State to establish an electronic system for transferring ownership of watercraft and off-road vehicles (ORVs). This system would enable private individuals, not dealers, to electronically transfer titles or ownership interests for these vehicles. Those using the electronic system would need to comply with departmental requirements and provide necessary information. The department is authorized to contract with other entities to operate this system, with provisions for protecting proprietary information.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a draft introduction to its final Senate version, removing internal tracking marks and correcting the capitalization of 'The People of the State of Michigan.' No substantive policy changes, new laws, or legal requirements were added or removed.
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Removed internal legislative tracking numbers, dates, and committee referral details that were present in the draft version.
Corrected the capitalization of 'The People of the State of Michigan' to match standard legislative formatting.
Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2025
How they voted
33–5
Passed
Total votes 38
May 20, 2025
D
Democratic19
100% Yea
R
Republican19
73% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 20, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
lower
May 20, 2025
Introduced
received on 05/20/2025
lower
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 147 YEAS 33 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 3 NOT VOTING 0
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
May 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/6/2025
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VERONICA KLINEFELT
upper
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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