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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5959: Traffic control: driver license; penalties for moving violation causing death or serious impairment; modify. Amends sec. 601d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.601d).

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 5959 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on May 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Traffic control: driver license; penalties for moving violation causing death or serious impairment; modify. Amends sec. 601d of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.601d). Primary sponsor: Pat Outman (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 14, 2026): bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Pat OutmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026
  2. referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
  3. read a first time
  4. introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source