COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION DISTRICTS S.B. 1108 (S-3)-1110 (S-1) & 1476-1478: FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 1108 (Substitute S-3 as reported)
Senate Bill 1109 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Senate Bill 1110 (Substitute S-1 as reported)
Senate Bills 1476, 1477, and 1478 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Senator Jud Gilbert, II (S.B. 1108) Senator John J. Gleason (S.B. 1109 & 1476) Senator Jason E. Allen (S.B. 1110) Senator Alan Sanborn (S.B. 1477) Senator Gerald VanWoerkom (S.B. 1478)
Committee: Transportation

CONTENT
The bills would amend various laws to provide for single-member county road commission districts.


Senate Bill 1108 (S-3) would amend the county road law to permit the county board of commissioners, in a county where county road commissioners are elected, to pass a resolution providing for single-member districts for road commissioners. In a county where county road commissioners are appointed, the county apportionment commission could establish for future use single-member county road commission districts.


If single-member county road commission districts were established as provided for counties with elected road commissioners, after each decennial census the county apportionment commission would have to apportion the territory of the county to determine the boundary lines for the districts.


Senate Bill 1109 (S-1) would amend Public Act 261 of 1966 (which deals with the apportionment of county boards of commissioners) to specify that the duties of a county apportionment commission would include establishing single-member county road commission districts, as provided in the county road law.


Senate Bill 1110 (S-1) would amend the Michigan Election Law to require a person representing a single-member county road commission district to be a resident of the district.


Senate Bill 1476 would amend the Michigan Election Law to require that nominating petitions be signed by electors living in a single-member road commission district for a candidate's name to be printed on the primary election ballot.


Senate Bill 1477 would amend the Michigan Election Law to provide that a vacancy in a single-member road commission district would occur if the road commissioner moved out of the district.


Senate Bill 1478 would amend the Michigan Election Law to require a county board of commissioners to appoint a qualified person from the district if a vacancy occurred in a single-member road commission district.


The six bills are tie-barred to one another.


MCL 224.6 & 224.8 (S.B. 1108) Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter 46.403 (S.B. 1109) 168.252 (S.B. 1110) 168.254 (S.B. 1476) 168.267 (S.B. 1477) 168.269 (S.B. 1478)

FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.


Date Completed: 9-16-10 Fiscal Analyst: David Zin

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. sb1108etal/0910