2025 House Bill 4184

Aeronautics: other; excise tax on aviation fuel; increase, and modify distribution.

A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled “Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,” by amending sections 34 and 203 (MCL 259.34 and 259.203), section 34 as amended by 2015 PA 259 and section 203 as amended by 2015 PA 260.

Mackinac Center Analysis

House Bills 4180-87 and House Bill 4230 replace the sales tax levied on fuel purchase with a 20 cent per-gallon tax on fuel. The bills eliminate the earmark from corporate income taxes to selective business subsidy programs and allocates the revenue from the tax to transportation funding. Overall, the package is a 73% increase in state spending on roads, allocating $3.2 billion more to this effort.

Introduced in the House

March 6, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Jamie Thompson (R-28) and 26 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Mike Hoadley (R-99), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Brian BeGole (R-71), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Ken Borton (R-105), Tim Kelly (R-93), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Jason Woolford (R-50), Thomas Kuhn (R-57), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Luke Meerman (R-89), John Roth (R-104), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), David Prestin (R-108), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Donni Steele (R-54), William Bruck (R-30), Angela Rigas (R-79), Tom Kunse (R-100), David Martin (R-68), Pat Outman (R-91) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

March 18, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

March 19, 2025

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

April 15, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations