SB 900 Michigan Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Vehicles: other; operation of golf carts on streets and county roads in certain municipalities; allow. Amends sec. 657a of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.657a).

This bill allows smaller Michigan communities with populations under 30,000 to pass resolutions permitting golf carts on their streets and county roads. It establishes specific rules for these vehicles, requiring operators to be at least 16 years old and licensed to drive a motor vehicle, while also setting speed limits of 15 mph and restricting use to daylight hours. The legislation grants counties the authority to block golf cart access in townships if they determine there are significant public safety or environmental concerns. Additionally, the bill creates a process for these communities to request permission to use golf carts on certain state highways that are not interstates, provided the roads serve specific local needs like connecting tourist areas or crossing natural barriers.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 15, 2026 Last action Jun 18, 2026
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What changed between versions

Senate Introduced Bill As Passed by the Senate · 4 edits · Jun 18, 2026
MODERATE
The bill was amended to increase the population threshold for golf cart operation from 30,000 to 65,000, allowing more municipalities to permit golf carts on public streets. The text also includes numerous formatting corrections, such as replacing inconsistent phrasing like 'A person An individual' with 'An individual' and fixing grammatical errors like 'shall must'.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include municipalities with populations between 30,000 and 65,000 residents, whereas previously only those under 30,000 were eligible.
ELIGIBILITY

The population limit for villages, cities, and townships to allow golf cart operation on streets was raised from 30,000 to 65,000 individuals.

TECHNICAL

Repetitive and contradictory phrasing (e.g., 'A person An individual') was corrected to standard legal English ('An individual').

Grammatical errors such as 'shall must' were corrected to 'shall' throughout the document.

Minor word order and redundancy issues were fixed, such as changing 'upon on' to 'upon' and 'shall must describe' to 'shall describe'.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2026

How they voted

361
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 39
Jun 18, 2026
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1 Nay
95% Yea
R Republican19
17 Yea 2
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 18, 2026
Committee
referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Introduced
received on 06/18/2026
lower
Jun 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 136 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
upper
May 13, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
May 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/12/2026
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Kevin Hertel
DDemocratic
MI
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