The Latest: Michigan Legislature approves Uber, Lyft bills

The legislation would create uniform rules and licensing fees for ride-hailing, taxi and limo companies, and pre-empt most local regulations.

The businesses would have to conduct background checks on drivers and review applicants' driving history.

People couldn't become drivers if they have too many traffic violations, a recent felony conviction or are a sex offender.

Five months after Gov. Rick Snyder vetoed legislation that would have ended a requirement that 45 cities cover some of the cost of state road projects within their limits, the Legislature is advancing a new bill.

Knollenberg says it would help cities that have limited-access highways in their borders, but not if it is a state trunk line like Woodward Avenue in the Detroit area.

Republicans who control the Michigan House say they will not vote this year on legislation that would have let developers keep up to $50 million annually in taxes generated from developing future "transformational" projects on contaminated brownfield sites.