2023 House Bill 4990 / Public Act 129

Vehicles: registration plates; sunset on registration tax; eliminate.

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,” by amending sections 208b, 217a, 232, 801, 802, 803b, 803r, 804, 806, and 809 (MCL 257.208b, 257.217a, 257.232, 257.801, 257.802, 257.803b, 257.803r, 257.804, 257.806, and 257.809), section 208b as amended by 2020 PA 382, sections 217a, 803b, 803r, and 806 as amended by 2019 PA 88, section 232 as amended by 2022 PA 223, section 801 as amended by 2020 PA 103, section 802 as amended by 2021 PA 110, section 804 as amended by 2022 PA 143, and section 809 as amended by 2020 PA 102.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4990 and 4991 would amend the Michigan Vehicle Code and the State Personal Identification Card Act, respectively, to maintain regulatory and service fees levied on various vehicle registration, title, and record look-up service transactions by extending the sunset (expiration date) of the fees for four years, from October 1, 2023, to October 1, 2027.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 14, 2023

Introduced by Reps. Felicia Brabec (D-33) and Angela Witwer (D-76)

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Sept. 20, 2023

Reported with substitute H-2

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 2, line 4, by striking out “of $15.00 per record.” and inserting “specified annually by the legislature, or if the legislature does not specify a fee, a market-based price established by the secretary of state. For fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, the fee is $11.00 per record.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Timothy Beson (R-96)

1. Amend page 2, line 7, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

2. Amend page 4, line 24, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

3. Amend page 6, line 8, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

4. Amend page 21, line 19, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

5. Amend page 27, line 11, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

6. Amend page 28, line 2, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

7. Amend page 29, line 14, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

8. Amend page 30, line 8, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

9. Amend page 30, line 10, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

10. Amend page 30, line 19, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

11. Amend page 30, line 20, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

12. Amend page 30, line 26, after “31,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

13. Amend page 32, line 11, after “1,” by striking out “2027” and inserting “2025”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 54 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 26, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported without amendment

Sept. 27, 2023

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Sept. 29, 2023