# Michigan HB 4644: 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). Last Action: assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect Michigan HB 4644, 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). Last Action: assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-07-29 (assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4644-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Michigan HB 4644 - State: Michigan - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: 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). Last Action: assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-06-12 - Last action: 2026-07-29, assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Vehicles: other, Traffic control: traffic regulation, State agencies (existing): state - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (120 yes, 21 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Small Communities Gain Golf Cart Highway Access: benefit, low. Effective immediately, Michigan's transportation department can approve limited golf-cart travel on state highways, but not Interstates or freeways. Eligible communities must have no more than 30,000 residents under the latest federal census and already authorize local golf-cart use. The highway mu… - More Michigan Communities Can Allow Golf Carts: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Michigan villages, cities, and townships with fewer than 65,000 residents can approve golf carts on local streets. Population comes from the latest federal census taken every 10 years; local approval is still required. Counties can reject township approvals after a hearing fi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-07-03 | Senate | PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT | pass | 33 | 3 | 2 | | 2026-06-02 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 87 | 18 | 5 | ## Actions (31) - 2026-07-29: assigned PA 73'26 with immediate effect (House) - 2026-07-29: filed with Secretary of State 07/27/2026 11:46 PM (House) - 2026-07-29: approved by the Governor 07/21/2026 03:00 PM (House) - 2026-07-14: presented to the Governor 07/14/2026 12:40 PM (House) - 2026-07-03: bill ordered enrolled (House) - 2026-07-03: full title agreed to (House) - 2026-07-03: returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title (House) - 2026-07-03: INSERTED FULL TITLE (Senate) - 2026-07-03: PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 198 YEAS 33 NAYS 3 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate) - 2026-07-03: PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE (Senate) - 2026-07-03: RULES SUSPENDED (Senate) - 2026-07-03: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING (Senate) - 2026-07-03: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) (Senate) - 2026-07-03: RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION (Senate) - 2026-07-03: PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS (Senate) - 2026-07-03: DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED (Senate) - 2026-06-04: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT (Senate) - 2026-06-04: PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (House) - 2026-06-02: transmitted (House) - 2026-06-02: passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #168 Yeas 87 Nays 18 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 (House) - 2026-06-02: read a third time (House) - 2026-06-02: placed on immediate passage (House) - 2026-06-02: placed on third reading (House) - 2026-06-02: substitute (H-1) adopted (House) - 2026-06-02: read a second time (House) - 2026-05-12: referred to second reading (House) - 2026-05-12: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) (House) - 2025-06-17: bill electronically reproduced 06/12/2025 (House) - 2025-06-12: referred to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) - 2025-06-12: read a first time (House) - 2025-06-12: introduced by Representative Rep. Alicia St. Germaine (House) ## Bill text - Public Act, 2026-07-21: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0073.pdf) - As Passed by the Senate, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4644.pdf) - House Concurred, 2026-07-03: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4644.pdf) - As Passed by the House, 2026-06-02: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4644.pdf) - Introduced, 2025-06-12: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4644.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0102: Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper or record; modify. Amends sec. 1 of 1895 PA 161 (MCL 48.101). Last Action: ASSIG… (signed) - HB 4599: Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for. 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Amends secs. 5431, 5841, 13104 & 16315 of 1978 PA 368 (… (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0073.pdf) - [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4644.pdf) - [House Concurred (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4644.pdf) - [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4644.pdf) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4644.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0102: Counties: employees and officers; request for transcript and abstract of paper…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0102-2025-2026) - [HB 4599: Crimes: organized; certain definitions related to gift card fraud; provide for.…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4599-2025-2026) - [HB 6007: Food: service establishments; delegation of certain duties and exemption of cer…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB6007-2025-2026) - [HB 5485: Natural resources: inland lakes; dam safety regulations; provide for. Amends se…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5485-2025-2026) - [HB 5120: Civil procedure: service of process; cost for service of process for personal p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB5120-2025-2026) - [SB 0569: Health: funding; various fees under the public health code; transfer and deposi…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0569-2025-2026) - [Michigan bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/michigan/bills) - [Michigan state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/michigan) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4644-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).