2004 House Bill 5920 ↩

Senate Roll Call 865: Passed

To eliminate the joint and several liability between lessors and lessees of commercial trucks for the payment of the motor fuel tax if the parties have a contract regarding the liability specifying which party is responsible. This provision would sunset on April 1, 2007, unless the legislature acts to extend it. This relates to the fact that interstate trucks using Michigan highways pay a motor fuel tax and a diesel fuel tax, with a complicated system of credits and reporting intended to remove the disincentive for buying fuel in Michigan. “Joint and several liability” means that if two parties are partially liable for payment, and one does not pay his share, the other must pay the entire amount.