LOW-SPEED VEHICLE S.B. 1267 (S-1): FLOOR ANALYSIS
Senate Bill 1267 (Substitute S-1 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
Sponsor: Senator Jason E. Allen
Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to revise the definition of "low-speed vehicle". Currently, the term means an electrically powered vehicle designed to be operated at a speed not to exceed 35 miles per hour with a capacity of not more than four people, including the driver, of 2,200 pounds or less in weight as described in 49 CFR 571.500 (which prescribes standards for low-speed vehicles).
Under the bill, instead, "low-speed vehicle" would mean a self-propelled motor vehicle that conforms to the definition of low-speed vehicle under 49 CFR 571.3(b), and meets the standard for low-speed vehicles under 49 CFR 571.500.
(Under 49 CFR 571.3(b), "low-speed vehicle" means a four-wheeled vehicle whose speed attainable in 1.6 kilometers (km) (one mile), is more than 32 km per hour (20 miles per hour) and not more than 40 km per hour (25 miles per hour) on a paved level surface; and whose gross vehicle weight rating is less than 1,361 kilograms (3,000 pounds).)
MCL 257.25b Legislative Analyst: Julie Koval
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 6-8-06 Fiscal Analyst: Bill Bowerman
floor\sb1267 Analysis available @ http://www.michiganlegislature.org
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. 1267/0506