The proposed bill amends the Michigan Insurance Code of 1956 by adding a new section, 3009a, which stipulates that individuals who sustain bodily injury or death while being a passenger in a motor vehicle are not entitled to recover any amounts under certain insurance policies if specific conditions are met. These conditions include the driver being impaired due to intoxicating substances, the passenger also being impaired or refusing to submit to testing for such substances, and the occurrence of bodily injury or death to other individuals as a result of the accident.

This amendment applies to automobile insurance policies that are issued or renewed after the effective date of the act. The intent of the bill is to clarify the circumstances under which passengers may be denied recovery under insurance policies in cases involving impaired driving and related accidents.

Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 500.100, 500.8302