DRIVER'S ED. NIGHTTIME DRIVING; AMEND                                   S.B. 192 (S-2) & 193:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                                  ON THIRD READING

Senate Bill 192 (Substitute S-2 as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Senate Bill 193 (as reported by the Committee of the Whole)

Sponsor:  Senator Roger Victory

Committee:  Transportation and Infrastructure

CONTENT

Senate Bill 192 (S-2) would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to specify that the nighttime hours requirement for the issuance of a level 2 graduated license would not apply to a person who had been issued a graduated driver license that permitted daylight driving only as provided in R 257.3 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

(Rule 257.3 specifies that a restricted driver's license permitting daylight driving may be issued only if an applicant or licensee submits a statement from an ophthalmologist or optometrist stating one of the following: 1) the applicant has visual acuity less than 20/50 to

and including 20/70 with no recognizable progressive abnormalities affecting vision; 2) he or she has visual acuity less than 20/50 to and including 20/60 with recognizable abnormalities affecting vision.)

Senate Bill 193 would amend the Driver Education Provider and Instructor Act to specify that the nighttime hours requirement for a student's admission into a Segment 2 curriculum course would not apply to a person who had been issued a graduated driver license that permitted daylight driving only as provided in R 257.3 of the Michigan Administrative Code.

Senate Bill 193 is tie-barred to Senate Bill 192.

MCL 257.310e (S.B. 192)                                          Legislative Analyst:  Tyler VanHuyse

       256.659 (S.B. 193)

FISCAL IMPACT

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

Date Completed:  5-16-19                                                   Fiscal Analyst:  Joe Carrasco

This 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.