Bill Text: MI SB0077 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Transportation; limousines; compliance with city vehicle for hire ordinance; revise population requirement and modify definition of limousine. Amends sec. 7 of 1990 PA 271 (MCL 257.1907).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-04 - Referred To Committee On Regulatory Reform [SB0077 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SB0077-Introduced.html

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SENATE BILL No. 77

 

 

February 4, 2015, Introduced by Senator SMITH and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1990 PA 271, entitled

 

"Limousine transportation act,"

 

by amending section 7 (MCL 257.1907), as amended by 2000 PA 487.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7. (1) A limo carrier of passengers shall not operate a

 

limousine for the transportation of persons for hire on a public

 

highway in this state except in accordance with this act. A limo

 

carrier of passengers that operates class B limousines for the

 

purpose of picking up passengers within a city with a population of

 

750,000 500,000 or more shall also comply with the vehicle for hire

 

ordinance of that city with respect to those limousines. However, a

 

limo carrier of passengers may remain in the city during a given

 

trip for the sole purpose of picking up the same passengers that

 

the limo carrier of passengers originally brought into the city on

 

that trip. A limo carrier of passengers shall not operate upon a

 

public highway without first having obtained from the department a

 

certificate of authority. A certificate of authority may be

 

obtained for operation of either class A limousines or class B

 

limousines or both.

 

     (2) The amendatory act that added this subsection takes effect

 

30 days after a city with a population of 750,000 or more makes

 

available bonds for class B limousines. The total number of class B

 

limousine bonds shall be determined by the city. However, for the

 

first 90 days the number of bonds to be made available for class B

 

limousines shall not be less than 100 or more than 200.

 

     (2) (3) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Class A limousine" means a limousine with a seating

 

capacity of not less than 7 9 passengers but not more than 15

 

passengers including the driver.

 

     (b) "Class B limousine" means a limousine with a seating

 

capacity of less than 7 9 passengers including the driver.