Bill Text: MI SB0166 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Vehicles; other; commercial quadricycle; define, and exclude from definition of "motor vehicle". Amends sec. 33 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.33) & adds sec. 7b. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0165'15
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: (Passed) 2015-09-09 - Assigned Pa 0127'15 With Immediate Effect [SB0166 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0166-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 166
February 26, 2015, Introduced by Senators CASPERSON, SCHMIDT, KNEZEK, PROOS, ZORN, HANSEN and WARREN and referred to the Committee on Transportation.
A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled
"Michigan vehicle code,"
by amending section 33 (MCL 257.33), as amended by 2013 PA 36, and
by adding section 7b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7b. "Commercial quadricycle" means a vehicle that
satisfies all of the following:
(a) The vehicle has fully operative pedals for propulsion
entirely by human power.
(b) The vehicle has at least 4 wheels and is operated in a
manner similar to a bicycle.
(c) The vehicle has at least 6 seats for passengers.
(d) The vehicle is designed to be occupied by a driver and
powered either by passengers providing pedal power to the drive
train of the vehicle or by a motor capable of propelling the
vehicle in the absence of human power.
(e) The vehicle is used for commercial purposes.
(f) The vehicle is operated by the owner of the vehicle or an
employee of the owner of the vehicle.
Sec. 33. "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle that is self-
propelled, but for purposes of chapter 4 of this act motor vehicle
does not include industrial equipment such as a forklift, a front-
end loader, or other construction equipment that is not subject to
registration under this act. Motor vehicle does not include an
electric patrol vehicle being operated in compliance with the
electric patrol vehicle act, 1997 PA 55, MCL 257.1571 to 257.1577.
Motor vehicle does not include an electric personal assistive
mobility device. Motor vehicle does not include an electric
carriage. Motor vehicle does not include a commercial quadricycle.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No.166
of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.
