MichiganBox Alarm System vehicles count as emergency vehicles during interlocal emergencies under Urban Cooperation Act agreements
Michigan counts system-owned vehicles as emergency vehicles during interlocal emergencies under Urban Cooperation Act agreements and permits warning lights during emergency responses.
What it does
Vehicles owned by the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System count as emergency vehicles when operated during an interlocal emergency under an agreement made under the Urban Cooperation Act.
System-owned emergency vehicles used in responses to interlocal emergencies under Urban Cooperation Act agreements may carry flashing, rotating, or oscillating red, white, amber, or green lights.
People may sell, lend, or give the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System red or blue flashing, rotating, or oscillating lights designed mainly for emergency vehicles.
Argument forWarning lights could help drivers see the system's vehicles during interlocal emergency responses under Urban Cooperation Act agreements.
Argument againstThe system's red, white, amber, or green flashing lights might confuse drivers during interlocal emergency responses under Urban Cooperation Act agreements.
More detail
Michigan counts these vehicles as authorized emergency vehicles. The vehicle must be owned by the Michigan Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. The vehicle must operate during an interlocal emergency under an interlocal agreement made under the Urban Cooperation Act. This provision took effect on October 5, 2026.
Qualifying system vehicles may carry flashing, rotating, or oscillating warning lights. The system-owned vehicle must qualify as an emergency vehicle during an interlocal emergency under an Urban Cooperation Act agreement. The vehicle must be operated as part of an emergency response. The lights may be red, white, amber, or green. This provision took effect on October 5, 2026.
People may sell, lend, or give certain emergency vehicle lights to the system. This covers flashing, rotating, or oscillating red or blue lights designed mainly for authorized emergency vehicles. This provision took effect on October 5, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Oct 6assigned PA 107'26 with immediate effectLatest
- Oct 6filed with Secretary of State 10/05/2026 11:06 AM
- Oct 6approved by the Governor Gretchen Whitmer 10/05/2026 09:36 AMBecame Law
- Oct 6presented to the Governor 10/02/2026 03:00 PMTo Governor
- Oct 6bill ordered enrolled 10/01/2026
- Oct 6full title agreed to
- Oct 6returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- Oct 1RETURNED TO HOUSE
- Vote recorded PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0. Result: pass.Upper
- Oct 1INSERTED FULL TITLE
- Oct 1PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 249 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0Passed Senate
- Oct 1PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- Oct 1RULES SUSPENDED
- Oct 1PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- Oct 1REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)Minor
- 2025
- Dec 4REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLEMinor
- Dec 4REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 12/3/2025Minor
- Jun 10REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AND EMERGENCY SERVICESMinor
- Jun 10PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- Jun 4transmitted
- Vote recorded passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #138 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Jun 4passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #138 Yeas 108 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 2Passed House
- Jun 4amended
- Jun 4read a third timeMinor
- Jun 3placed on third reading
- Jun 3read a second timeMinor
- May 20referred to second reading
- May 20reported with recommendation without amendmentMinor
- Mar 26bill electronically reproduced 03/25/2025
- Mar 25referred to Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureMinor
- Mar 25read a first timeMinor
- Mar 25introduced by Representative Rep. Brian BeGoleIntroduced
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