SB 1060 Michigan Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Vehicles: registration plates; certain configurations of personalized license plates; prohibit. Amends sec. 803b of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.803b).

SB 1060 amends Michigan law to prohibit the issuance of personalized license plates containing specific offensive or restricted content. The bill explicitly bans plates that feature swear words, sexually explicit material, drug references, illegal activities, hate speech, or configurations that interfere with law enforcement identification. It also prevents the reuse of a personalized plate sequence by a new owner if the previous owner does not renew the plate before its expiration date. This legislation directly affects vehicle owners seeking custom plates and the Secretary of State, who must enforce these new restrictions during the application process. The bill includes provisions for standard service fees and outlines how renewal tabs are handled, but it does not take effect unless a companion bill is also enacted.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Dec 2024
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 7, 2024 Last action Dec 4, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Dec 4, 2024
Committee
referred to Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure
lower
Dec 4, 2024
Introduced
received on 12/04/2024
lower
Dec 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 437 YEAS 32 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 4, 2024
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) ADOPTED
upper
Dec 3, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Nov 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT
upper
Nov 7, 2024
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
upper
Nov 7, 2024
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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