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HB4195 • 2026

Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 & 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.50a et seq.).

Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 & 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.50a et seq.).

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Sponsor
Joseph Tate (District 9), Tyrone Carter (District 1), John Fitzgerald (District 83), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Regina Weiss (District 5), Kelly Breen (District 21), Julie Rogers (District 41), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Matt Longjohn (District 40), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Carol Glanville (District 84)
Last action
2025-03-20
Official status
referred to Committee on Government Operations
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide detailed information on the specific changes or updates to the current requirements beyond removing the proof of citizenship/legal presence requirement.

Driver License Requirements

This law removes the requirement for people to prove they are citizens or legally in the country when getting a driver's license.

What This Bill Does

  • Removes the requirement that drivers must show proof of citizenship or legal presence in the United States to get a driver’s license.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who want to apply for a driver's license in the state.

Terms To Know

Driver License
A card that allows someone to legally drive a car or other vehicle on public roads.
Citizenship
Being born in or becoming a member of a country, giving you rights and responsibilities there.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what new requirements might replace the citizenship or legal presence proof.
  • It is unclear how this change will affect current driver's license rules and processes.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    rule suspended

  2. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    motion to discharge committee approved

  3. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    placed on second reading

  4. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    read a second time

  5. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    placed on third reading

  6. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    read a third time

  8. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    defeated Roll Call #49 Yeas 39 Nays 64 Excused 0 Not Voting 7

  9. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 307

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

  10. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 231

    bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025

  11. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    introduced by Representative Rep. Joe Tate

  12. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    read a first time

  13. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 212

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Traffic control: driver license; citizenship or legal presence requirement for obtaining a driver license; remove. Amends secs. 50a, 51a, 232, 302, 303, 307 & 314 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.50a et seq.).