Vehicles: fund-raising registration plates; fund-raising registration plate for spay and neuter clinics; create, the official text

Act No. 85

Public Acts of 2026

Approved by the Governor

July 21, 2026

Filed with the Secretary of State

July 27, 2026

EFFECTIVE
DATE: July 27, 2026

state of michigan

103rd Legislature

Regular session of 2026

Introduced by Senators Polehanki and Wojno

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 106

AN ACT to amend 1949 PA 300,
entitled “An act to provide for the registration, titling, sale, transfer, and
regulation of certain vehicles operated upon the public highways of this state
or any other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor
vehicles and distressed vehicles; to provide for the licensing of dealers; to
provide for the examination, licensing, and control of operators and
chauffeurs; to provide for the giving of proof of financial responsibility and
security by owners and operators of vehicles; to provide for the imposition,
levy, and collection of specific taxes on vehicles, and the levy and collection
of sales and use taxes, license fees, and permit fees; to provide for the
regulation and use of streets and highways; to create certain funds; to provide
penalties and sanctions for a violation of this act; to provide for civil
liability of manufacturers, the manufacturers of certain devices, the
manufacturers of automated technology, upfitters, owners, and operators of
vehicles and service of process on residents and nonresidents; to regulate the
introduction and use of certain evidence; to regulate and certify the
manufacturers of certain devices; to provide for approval and certification of
installers and servicers of certain devices; to provide for the levy of certain
assessments; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to provide for the
creation of and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local
agencies; to impose liability upon the state or local agencies; to provide
appropriations for certain purposes; to repeal all other acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act or contrary to this act; and to repeal certain parts
of this act on a specific date,” (MCL 257.1 to 257.923) by adding section
811kk.

The People of the State of
Michigan enact:

Sec.
811kk. (1) The secretary of state shall develop under section 811e and issue
under section 811f a fund-raising plate recognizing the need to address the
overpopulation of this state’s companion animals and to support the humane care
and health care of homeless and abused animals in this state’s shelters and
rescues. The secretary of state, in conjunction with the Michigan Pet Alliance,
shall design the fund-raising plate authorized in this section.

(2) The protecting Michigan’s pets fund is created within the
state treasury. The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from any
source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall direct the
investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit to the fund interest
and earnings from fund investments. Money in the fund at the close of the
fiscal year must remain in the fund and must not lapse to the general fund. The
state treasurer shall be the administrator of the fund for auditing purposes.

(3) The secretary of state shall transfer the donation money
from the sale of fund-raising plates under subsection (1) to the state
treasurer, who shall credit the donation money to the fund established under
subsection (2).

(4) The state treasurer shall disburse money in the fund
established under subsection (2) on a quarterly basis to the Michigan Pet
Alliance.

This act is
ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of
Representatives

Approved___________________________________________

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Governor