OFFCR MARTIN "MARTY" CHIVAS MEM. HWY                                                    H.B. 4191:

                                                                               SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL

                                                                                                         IN COMMITTEE

House Bill 4191 (as passed by the House)

Sponsor:  Representative Martin Howrylak

House Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

Senate Committee:  Transportation

Date Completed:  1-22-18

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Michigan Memorial Highway Act to designate the portion of highway I-75 located in the City of Troy at the Rochester Road exit as the "Officer Martin 'Marty' Chivas Memorial Highway".

The bill would take effect 90 days after it was enacted.

Proposed MCL 250.1012a

BACKGROUND

Troy Police Officer Martin Chivas was shot and killed at a gas station on April 22, 1974, by two prisoners who had escaped from a Marquette, Michigan, prison several days earlier. Before killing Officer Chivas, the prisoners had kidnapped and killed a Marquette waitress, and killed a 17-year-old service station attendant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The prisoners were recaptured and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Officer Chivas was 24 years old and had been with the Troy Police Department for three years.

                                                                            Legislative Analyst:  Drew Krogulecki

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:  Michael Siracuse

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.