LEFT TURN; YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY H.B. 5370:
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 5370 (as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Scott VanSingel
House Committee: Transportation
Senate Committee: Transportation and Infrastructure
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to require a driver of a vehicle at a location other than an intersection intending to turn left across a lane of traffic traveling in the opposite direction to yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching from the opposite direction that were so close to the driver as to constitute an immediate hazard. An individual who violated the bill would be responsible for a civil infraction.
Proposed MCL 257.649a Legislative Analyst: Tyler P. VanHuyse
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have an indeterminate fiscal impact on State and local government. The bill provides for imposition of a civil infraction for a violation of the bill's provisions; however, it is not known how many civil infractions would be imposed. Revenue collected from civil fines is used to support local libraries. Additionally, $10 of the civil fine would be deposited into the State Justice System Fund. The Fund supports justice-related activities across State government in the Departments of Corrections, Health and Human Services, State Police, and Treasury. The Fund also supports justice-related issues in the Legislative Retirement System and the Judiciary. The amount of revenue to the State or for local libraries is indeterminate and would depend on the actual number of violations.
Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco, Jr.
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.