2023 House Bill 5379

Transportation: motor fuel tax; motor fuel tax reciprocity agreements; revise.

A bill to amend 1960 PA 124, entitled “An act to create the Michigan highway reciprocity board; to prescribe its powers and duties; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; to allow certain reciprocal compacts, agreements, and arrangements; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 3 (MCL 3.163), as amended by 2022 PA 25.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 5378 and 5379 would amend the Motor Carrier Fuel Tax Act and 1960 PA 124, respectively, to authorize the Department of Treasury to negotiate a fuel tax reciprocity agreement with another state that allows commercial motor vehicles of either state that are transporting raw forest products (e.g., logs, pulpwood, Christmas trees, etc.) to a sawmill or factory to be operated within up to 50 air miles on either side of the states’ shared border without being subject to certain fuel tax credentialing, reporting, and payment requirements that might otherwise apply (having paid applicable fuel taxes and fees to one of the two states). Michigan and Wisconsin currently have such an agreement in place that applies within 30 air miles of the border. The bills would authorize the Department of Treasury to negotiate an amendment to extend the applicable distance to no more than 50 air miles.

Introduced in the House

Nov. 14, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jenn Hill (D-109) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Carrie Rheingans (D-47) and David Prestin (R-108)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure

Feb. 27, 2024

Reported with substitute H-1

March 13, 2024

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

March 19, 2024

Failed in the House 53 to 45 (details)

June 11, 2024

Motion to reconsider by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jenn Hill (D-109)

1. Amend page 4, line 2, after “No.” by striking out “5378” and inserting “5747”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 100 to 9 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 13, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Oct. 16, 2024

Reported without amendment

Oct. 17, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Nov. 13, 2024

Reported without amendment