2015 House Bill 4737 / Public Act 175

Increase vehicle registration tax

Introduced in the House

June 17, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Mike McCready (R-40)

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.

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Oct. 21, 2015

Substitute offered

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

Amendment offered by Rep. Harvey Santana (D-9)

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

Passed in the House 101 to 5 (details)

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.

Received in the Senate

Oct. 27, 2015

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Nov. 3, 2015

Passed in the Senate 27 to 11 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 3, 2015

Amendment offered by Rep. Sam Singh (D-69)

To strip out provisions that would earmark some of the increased tax revenue to a task force to research road construction techniques.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 73 to 34 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Nov. 10, 2015