Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5977’26
Key claim: HB5978 amends Michigan’s Vehicle Code to provide for homeschool driver training, tied to companion bill HB5977.
Abstract
(HB5978 · 103rd Legislature) Vehicles: driver training; homeschool driver training; provide for. Amends sec. 310e of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.310e). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5977’26 Latest action (2026-06-24): Placed On Third Reading
Why this matters
HB 5978 is the Vehicle Code half of the homeschool driver training package, pairing with HB 5977’s amendments to the driver education provider act. Together they would establish a formal licensure pathway for teens trained by their homeschooling parents rather than through commercial or school-based driver-ed providers, affecting how homeschool families satisfy Michigan’s pre-licensure training requirements. The bill also touches the same Vehicle Code section (MCL 257.310e) as the pending work zone safety instruction package, so both reform tracks will need to be reconciled if enacted.