RECREATIONAL VEHICLE LENGTH S.B. 35 (S-1):
FLOOR SUMMARY
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Senate Bill 35 (Substitute S-1 as reported) (as passed by the Senate)
Sponsor: Senator Mike Nofs
Committee: Transportation
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code to prescribe a maximum length of 65 or 75 feet for a recreational vehicle (RV) plus a trailer.
The Code prescribes the maximum length for various vehicles and combinations of vehicles. Under the bill, the maximum length of an RV that had its own motive power, in combination with a trailer, would be 65 feet or, if the RV operator had a group commercial motor vehicle designation on his or her operator's or chauffeur's license, 75 feet.
Also, under the Code, a pickup truck with a towing rate equal to or greater than the weight being towed, equipped with a fifth wheel assembly towing attached with a semitrailer designed for recreational living purposes, may tow an additional trailer or semitrailer under certain conditions. The total length of the pickup truck, semitrailer, and additional trailer or semitrailer, and load may not exceed 65 feet. The bill would increase the maximum length of this combination to 75 feet.
MCL 257.719 & 257.721 Legislative Analyst: Julie Cassidy
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 9-28-11 Fiscal Analyst: Joe Carrasco
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. sb35/1112