Introduced
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To increase the state gasoline and diesel taxes to between 23 cents and 30 cents per gallon, depending on the wholesale price of these fuels. The current gas and diesel tax rates are 19 cents and 15 cents per gallon, respectively.<br> This is part of a legislative package that in its final form included a <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4738">7.3 cent per gallon</a> motor fuel tax increase, a 20 percent <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4736">vehicle registration</a> tax hike, and <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4370">an earmark</a> of some future income tax revenue to road repairs.
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Substitute offered
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Replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details so it conforms with provisions of the Fall, 2015 road funding package passed by the House (contained mainly in House Bills 4736, 4738 and 4370).
The substitute passed by voice vote
Amendment offered
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To correct a typo in the bill.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 56 to 50 (details)
To increase the state gasoline and diesel taxes to 22.3 cents per gallon starting Oct. 1, 2018, and after that index the amount to inflation. The current gas and diesel tax rates are 19 cents and 15 cents per gallon, respectively. The bill would increase the diesel tax to 19 cents on Oct. 1, 2017.
Referred to the Committee of the Whole
Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)
To increase the state gasoline tax from 19 cents per gallon to 26.3 cents per gallon starting in 2017, and after that index the amount to inflation. Also, to increase the state diesel tax from 15 cents to the same 26.3 cents per gallon level, and increase this with inflation too. This is part of a legislative package to increase road funding that includes this <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4738 ">motor fuel tax</a> increase, a 20 percent <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4736">vehicle registration</a> tax hike, and <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4370">an earmark</a> of some future income tax revenue to road repairs.
Amendment offered
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To strip out a provision dedicating all the increased tax revenue to roads, rather than the usual practice of using some for subsidies to municipal bus systems.
The amendment failed by voice vote
Passed in the House 55 to 52 (details)
To concur with the Senate-passed version of this bill, which would increase the state gasoline tax from 19 cents per gallon to 26.3 cents per gallon starting in 2017, and after that index the amount to inflation. Also, to increase the state diesel tax from 15 cents to the same 26.3 cents per gallon level, and increase this with inflation too. This is part of a legislative package to increase road funding that includes this <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4738 ">motor fuel tax </a> increase, a 20 percent <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4736">vehicle registration</a> tax hike, and <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2015-HB-4370">an earmark</a> of some future income tax revenue to road repairs.
