Introduced by Rep. Michael McCready R-Bloomfield Hills on June 17, 2015
To earmark the $100 increase per vehicle in annual registration (license plate) tax proposed by House Bill 4738 to paying down some $2 billion in debt incurred by the previous two administrations (Granholm and Engler) for road repairs. Annual debt service on this borrowing currently costs the state road repair budget some $200 million annually. Official Text and Analysis.
Referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 17, 2015
Substitute offered in the House on October 21, 2015
To 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 in the House on October 21, 2015
Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana D-Detroit on October 21, 2015
To let Detroit use up to 20 percent of the road funding it gets from the state on municipal bus (transit) spending.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on October 21, 2015
To revise details of road warranties contractors must provide on state road projects, and also to let Detroit use up to 20 percent of the road funding it gets from the state on municipal bus (transit) spending.