Bill Text: MI HB4736 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Vehicles; registration; certain vehicle registration fees; increase. Amends sec. 801 of 1949 PA 300 (MCL 257.801). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4370'15, HB 4614'15, HB 4616'15, HB 4737'15, HB 4738'15, SB 0414'15

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-11-10 - Assigned Pa 174'15 [HB4736 Detail]

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HB-4736, As Passed Senate, November 3, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 4736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1949 PA 300, entitled

 

"Michigan vehicle code,"

 

by amending section 801 (MCL 257.801), as amended by 2015 PA 78.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 801. (1) The secretary of state shall collect the

 

 2  following taxes at the time of registering a vehicle, which shall

 

 3  exempt the vehicle from all other state and local taxation,

 

 4  except the fees and taxes provided by law to be paid by certain

 

 5  carriers operating motor vehicles and trailers under the motor

 

 6  carrier act, 1933 PA 254, MCL 475.1 to 479.42; the taxes imposed

 

 7  by the motor carrier fuel tax act, 1980 PA 119, MCL 207.211 to

 

 8  207.234; and except as otherwise provided by this act:

 

 9        (a) For a motor vehicle, including a motor home, except as

 

10  otherwise provided, and a pickup truck or van that weighs not

 

11  more than 8,000 pounds, except as otherwise provided, according


 

 1  to the following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

2

     Empty weights                                          Tax

3

     0 to 3,000 pounds..................................$   29.00

4

     3,001 to 3,500 pounds..............................    32.00

5

     3,501 to 4,000 pounds..............................    37.00

6

     4,001 to 4,500 pounds..............................    43.00

7

     4,501 to 5,000 pounds..............................    47.00

8

     5,001 to 5,500 pounds..............................    52.00

9

     5,501 to 6,000 pounds..............................    57.00

10

     6,001 to 6,500 pounds..............................    62.00

11

     6,501 to 7,000 pounds..............................    67.00

12

     7,001 to 7,500 pounds..............................    71.00

13

     7,501 to 8,000 pounds..............................    77.00

14

     8,001 to 8,500 pounds..............................    81.00

15

     8,501 to 9,000 pounds..............................    86.00

16

     9,001 to 9,500 pounds..............................    91.00

17

     9,501 to 10,000 pounds.............................    95.00

18

     over 10,000 pounds.....................$ 0.90 per 100 pounds

19

                                                  of empty weight

 

 

20        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed

 

21  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

22  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

23  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

24  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

25  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

26  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

27  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall


 

 1  use the spring preliminary report of the United States department

 

 2  of commerce Department of Commerce or its successor agency. A van

 

 3  that is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an

 

 4  individual who transports a member of his or her household who

 

 5  uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued

 

 6  under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the

 

 7  tax provided for in this subdivision.

 

 8        (b) For a trailer coach attached to a motor vehicle, the tax

 

 9  shall be assessed as provided in subdivision (l). A trailer coach

 

10  not under 1959 PA 243, MCL 125.1035 to 125.1043, and while

 

11  located on land otherwise assessable as real property under the

 

12  general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.1 to 211.155, if

 

13  the trailer coach is used as a place of habitation, and whether

 

14  or not permanently affixed to the soil, is not exempt from real

 

15  property taxes.

 

16        (c) For a road tractor, modified agricultural vehicle,

 

17  truck, or truck tractor owned by a farmer and used exclusively in

 

18  connection with a farming operation, including a farmer hauling

 

19  livestock or farm equipment for other farmers for remuneration in

 

20  kind or in labor, but not for money, or used for the

 

21  transportation of the farmer and the farmer's family, and not

 

22  used for hire, 74 cents per 100 pounds of empty weight of the

 

23  road tractor, truck, or truck tractor. If the road tractor,

 

24  modified agricultural vehicle, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

25  farmer is also used for a nonfarming operation, the farmer is

 

26  subject to the highest registration tax applicable to the nonfarm

 

27  use of the vehicle but is not subject to more than 1 tax rate


 

 1  under this act.

 

 2        (d) For a road tractor, truck, or truck tractor owned by a

 

 3  wood harvester and used exclusively in connection with the wood

 

 4  harvesting operations or a truck used exclusively to haul milk

 

 5  from the farm to the first point of delivery, 74 cents per 100

 

 6  pounds of empty weight of the road tractor, truck, or truck

 

 7  tractor. A registration secured by payment of the tax prescribed

 

 8  in this subdivision continues in full force and effect until the

 

 9  regular expiration date of the registration. As used in this

 

10  subdivision:

 

11        (i) "Wood harvester" includes the person or persons hauling

 

12  and transporting raw materials in the form produced at the

 

13  harvest site or hauling and transporting wood harvesting

 

14  equipment. Wood harvester does not include a person or persons

 

15  whose primary activity is tree-trimming or landscaping.

 

16        (ii) "Wood harvesting equipment" includes all of the

 

17  following:

 

18        (A) A vehicle that directly harvests logs or timber,

 

19  including, but not limited to, a processor or a feller buncher.

 

20        (B) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

21  timber, including, but not limited to, a slasher, delimber,

 

22  processor, chipper, or saw table.

 

23        (C) A vehicle that directly processes harvested logs or

 

24  timber, including, but not limited to, a forwarder, grapple

 

25  skidder, or cable skidder.

 

26        (D) A vehicle that directly loads harvested logs or timber,

 

27  including, but not limited to, a knuckle-boom loader, front-end


 

 1  loader, or forklift.

 

 2        (E) A bulldozer or road grader being transported to a wood

 

 3  harvesting site specifically for the purpose of building or

 

 4  maintaining harvest site roads.

 

 5        (iii) "Wood harvesting operations" does not include the

 

 6  transportation of processed lumber, Christmas trees, or processed

 

 7  firewood for a profit making venture.

 

 8        (e) For a hearse or ambulance used exclusively by a licensed

 

 9  funeral director in the general conduct of the licensee's funeral

 

10  business, including a hearse or ambulance whose owner is engaged

 

11  in the business of leasing or renting the hearse or ambulance to

 

12  others, $1.17 per 100 pounds of the empty weight of the hearse or

 

13  ambulance.

 

14        (f) For a vehicle owned and operated by this state, a state

 

15  institution, a municipality, a privately incorporated, nonprofit

 

16  volunteer fire department, or a nonpublic, nonprofit college or

 

17  university, $5.00 per plate. A registration plate issued under

 

18  this subdivision expires on June 30 of the year in which new

 

19  registration plates are reissued for all vehicles by the

 

20  secretary of state.

 

21        (g) For a bus including a station wagon, carryall, or

 

22  similarly constructed vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

23  parents' transportation corporation used for school purposes,

 

24  parochial school or society, church Sunday school, or any other

 

25  grammar school, or by a nonprofit youth organization or nonprofit

 

26  rehabilitation facility; or a motor vehicle owned and operated by

 

27  a senior citizen center, $10.00, if the bus, station wagon,


 

 1  carryall, or similarly constructed vehicle or motor vehicle is

 

 2  designated by proper signs showing the organization operating the

 

 3  vehicle.

 

 4        (h) For a vehicle owned by a nonprofit organization and used

 

 5  to transport equipment for providing dialysis treatment to

 

 6  children at camp; for a vehicle owned by the civil air patrol, as

 

 7  organized under 36 USC 40301 to 40307, $10.00 per plate, if the

 

 8  vehicle is designated by a proper sign showing the civil air

 

 9  patrol's name; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

10  veterans center; for a vehicle owned and operated by a nonprofit

 

11  recycling center or a federally recognized nonprofit conservation

 

12  organization; for a motor vehicle having a truck chassis and a

 

13  locomotive or ship's body that is owned by a nonprofit veterans

 

14  organization and used exclusively in parades and civic events; or

 

15  for an emergency support vehicle used exclusively for emergencies

 

16  and owned and operated by a federally recognized nonprofit

 

17  charitable organization, $10.00 per plate.

 

18        (i) For each truck owned and operated free of charge by a

 

19  bona fide ecclesiastical or charitable corporation, or red cross,

 

20  girl scout, or boy scout organization, 65 cents per 100 pounds of

 

21  the empty weight of the truck.

 

22        (j) For each truck, weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and not

 

23  used to tow a vehicle, for each privately owned truck used to tow

 

24  a trailer for recreational purposes only and not involved in a

 

25  profit making venture, and for each vehicle designed and used to

 

26  tow a mobile home or a trailer coach, except as provided in

 

27  subdivision (b), $38.00 or an amount computed according to the


 

 1  following schedule of empty weights, whichever is greater:

 

 

2

     Empty weights                               Per 100 pounds

3

     0 to 2,500 pounds..............................  $     1.40

4

     2,501 to 4,000 pounds..........................        1.76

5

     4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

6

     6,001 to 8,000 pounds..........................        2.72

7

     8,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        3.25

8

     10,001 to 15,000 pounds........................        3.77

9

     15,001 pounds and over.........................        4.39

 

 

10        If the tax required under subdivision (p) for a vehicle of

 

11  the same model year with the same list price as the vehicle for

 

12  which registration is sought under this subdivision is more than

 

13  the tax provided under the preceding provisions of this

 

14  subdivision for an identical vehicle, the tax required under this

 

15  subdivision is not less than the tax required under subdivision

 

16  (p) for a vehicle of the same model year with the same list

 

17  price.

 

18        (k) For each truck weighing 8,000 pounds or less towing a

 

19  trailer or any other combination of vehicles and for each truck

 

20  weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road tractor or truck tractor,

 

21  except as provided in subdivision (j), according to the following

 

22  schedule of elected gross weights:as follows:

 

23        (i) Until December 31, 2016, according to the following

 

24  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

25

     Elected gross weight                                  Tax


1

     0 to 24,000 pounds............................  $    491.00

2

     24,001 to 26,000 pounds.......................       558.00

3

     26,001 to 28,000 pounds.......................       558.00

4

     28,001 to 32,000 pounds.......................       649.00

5

     32,001 to 36,000 pounds.......................       744.00

6

     36,001 to 42,000 pounds.......................       874.00

7

     42,001 to 48,000 pounds.......................     1,005.00

8

     48,001 to 54,000 pounds.......................     1,135.00

9

     54,001 to 60,000 pounds.......................     1,268.00

10

     60,001 to 66,000 pounds.......................     1,398.00

11

     66,001 to 72,000 pounds.......................     1,529.00

12

     72,001 to 80,000 pounds.......................     1,660.00

13

     80,001 to 90,000 pounds.......................     1,793.00

14

     90,001 to 100,000 pounds......................     2,002.00

15

     100,001 to 115,000 pounds.....................     2,223.00

16

     115,001 to 130,000 pounds.....................     2,448.00

17

     130,001 to 145,000 pounds.....................     2,670.00

18

     145,001 to 160,000 pounds.....................     2,894.00

19

     over 160,000 pounds...........................     3,117.00

 

 

20        (ii) Beginning on January 1, 2017, according to the following

 

21  schedule of elected gross weights:

 

 

22

     Elected gross weight                                  Tax

23

     0 to 24,000 pounds...........................   $    590.00

24

     24,001 to 26,000 pounds......................        670.00

25

     26,001 to 28,000 pounds......................        670.00

26

     28,001 to 32,000 pounds......................        779.00

27

     32,001 to 36,000 pounds......................        893.00


1

     36,001 to 42,000 pounds......................      1,049.00

2

     42,001 to 48,000 pounds......................      1,206.00

3

     48,001 to 54,000 pounds......................      1,362.00

4

     54,001 to 60,000 pounds......................      1,522.00

5

     60,001 to 66,000 pounds......................      1,678.00

6

     66,001 to 72,000 pounds......................      1,835.00

7

     72,001 to 80,000 pounds......................      1,992.00

8

     80,001 to 90,000 pounds......................      2,152.00

9

     90,001 to 100,000 pounds.....................      2,403.00

10

     100,001 to 115,000 pounds....................      2,668.00

11

     115,001 to 130,000 pounds....................      2,938.00

12

     130,001 to 145,000 pounds....................      3,204.00

13

     145,001 to 160,000 pounds....................      3,473.00

14

     over 160,000 pounds..........................      3,741.00

 

 

15        For each commercial vehicle registered under this

 

16  subdivision, $15.00 shall be deposited in a truck safety fund to

 

17  be expended as provided in section 25 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.675.

 

18        If a truck tractor or road tractor without trailer is leased

 

19  from an individual owner-operator, the lessee, whether an

 

20  individual, firm, or corporation, shall pay to the owner-operator

 

21  60% of the tax prescribed in this subdivision for the truck

 

22  tractor or road tractor at the rate of 1/12 for each month of the

 

23  lease or arrangement in addition to the compensation the owner-

 

24  operator is entitled to for the rental of his or her equipment.

 

25        (l) For each pole trailer, semitrailer, trailer coach, or

 

26  trailer, the tax shall be assessed according to the following

 

27  schedule of empty weights:

 


 

1

     Empty weights                                           Tax

2

     0 to 2,499 pounds................................   $   75.00

3

     2,500 to 9,999 pounds............................      200.00

4

     10,000 pounds and over...........................      300.00

 

 

 5        The registration plate issued under this subdivision expires

 

 6  only when the secretary of state reissues a new registration

 

 7  plate for all trailers. Beginning October 1, 2005, if the

 

 8  secretary of state reissues a new registration plate for all

 

 9  trailers, a person who has once paid the tax as increased by 2003

 

10  PA 152 for a vehicle under this subdivision is not required to

 

11  pay the tax for that vehicle a second time, but is required to

 

12  pay only the cost of the reissued plate at the rate provided in

 

13  section 804(2) for a standard plate. A registration plate issued

 

14  under this subdivision is nontransferable.

 

15        (m) For each commercial vehicle used for the transportation

 

16  of passengers for hire except for a vehicle for which a payment

 

17  is made under 1960 PA 2, MCL 257.971 to 257.972, according to the

 

18  following schedule of empty weights:

 

 

19

     Empty weights                                  Per 100 pounds

20

     0 to 4,000 pounds.............................. $      1.76

21

     4,001 to 6,000 pounds..........................        2.20

22

     6,001 to 10,000 pounds.........................        2.72

23

     10,001 pounds and over.........................        3.25

 

 

24        (n) For each motorcycle, $23.00.

 

25        On October 1, 1983, and October 1, 1984, the tax assessed


 

 1  under this subdivision shall be annually revised for the

 

 2  registrations expiring on the appropriate October 1 or after that

 

 3  date by multiplying the tax assessed in the preceding fiscal year

 

 4  times the personal income of Michigan for the preceding calendar

 

 5  year divided by the personal income of Michigan for the calendar

 

 6  year that preceded that calendar year. In performing the

 

 7  calculations under this subdivision, the secretary of state shall

 

 8  use the spring preliminary report of the United States department

 

 9  of commerce Department of Commerce or its successor agency.

 

10        Beginning January 1, 1984, the registration tax for each

 

11  motorcycle is increased by $3.00. The $3.00 increase is not part

 

12  of the tax assessed under this subdivision for the purpose of the

 

13  annual October 1 revisions but is in addition to the tax assessed

 

14  as a result of the annual October 1 revisions. Beginning January

 

15  1, 1984, $3.00 of each motorcycle fee shall be placed in a

 

16  motorcycle safety fund in the state treasury and shall be used

 

17  only for funding the motorcycle safety education program as

 

18  provided for under sections 312b and 811a.

 

19        (o) For each truck weighing 8,001 pounds or more, road

 

20  tractor, or truck tractor used exclusively as a moving van or

 

21  part of a moving van in transporting household furniture and

 

22  household effects or the equipment or those engaged in conducting

 

23  carnivals, at the rate of 80% of the schedule of elected gross

 

24  weights in subdivision (k) as modified by the operation of that

 

25  subdivision.

 

26        (p) After September 30, 1983, each motor vehicle of the 1984

 

27  or a subsequent model year as shown on the application required


 

 1  under section 217 that has not been previously subject to the tax

 

 2  rates of this section and that is of the motor vehicle category

 

 3  otherwise subject to the tax schedule described in subdivision

 

 4  (a), and each low-speed vehicle according to the following

 

 5  schedule based upon registration periods of 12 months:

 

 6        (i) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, for the

 

 7  first registration that is not a transfer registration under

 

 8  section 809 and for the first registration after a transfer

 

 9  registration under section 809, according to the following

 

10  schedule based on the vehicle's list price:

 

11        (A) Until December 31, 2016, as follows:

 

 

12

     List Price                                               Tax

13

     $ 0 - $ 6,000.00................................    $    30.00

14

     More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00...............    $    33.00

15

     More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00...............    $    38.00

16

     More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00...............    $    43.00

17

     More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00..............    $    48.00

18

     More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00.............    $    53.00

19

     More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00.............    $    58.00

20

     More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00.............    $    63.00

21

     More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00.............    $    68.00

22

     More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00.............    $    73.00

23

     More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00.............    $    78.00

24

     More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00.............    $    83.00

25

     More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00.............    $    88.00

26

     More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00.............    $    93.00

27

     More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00.............    $    98.00


1

     More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00.............    $   103.00

2

     More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00.............    $   108.00

3

     More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00.............    $   113.00

4

     More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00.............    $   118.00

5

     More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00.............    $   123.00

6

     More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00.............    $   128.00

7

     More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00.............    $   133.00

8

     More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00.............    $   138.00

9

     More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00.............    $   143.00

10

     More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00.............    $   148.00

 

 

11        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $148.00 is increased by

 

12  $5.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

13  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

14  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

15  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

16  or decreased tax.

 

17        (B) Beginning on January 1, 2017, as follows:

 

 

18

     List Price                                            Tax

19

     $ 0 - $ 6,000.00.............................    $    36.00

20

     More than $ 6,000.00 - $ 7,000.00............    $    40.00

21

     More than $ 7,000.00 - $ 8,000.00............    $    46.00

22

     More than $ 8,000.00 - $ 9,000.00............    $    52.00

23

     More than $ 9,000.00 - $ 10,000.00...........    $    58.00

24

     More than $ 10,000.00 - $ 11,000.00..........    $    64.00

25

     More than $ 11,000.00 - $ 12,000.00..........    $    70.00

26

     More than $ 12,000.00 - $ 13,000.00..........    $    76.00

27

     More than $ 13,000.00 - $ 14,000.00..........    $    82.00


1

     More than $ 14,000.00 - $ 15,000.00..........    $    88.00

2

     More than $ 15,000.00 - $ 16,000.00..........    $    94.00

3

     More than $ 16,000.00 - $ 17,000.00..........    $   100.00

4

     More than $ 17,000.00 - $ 18,000.00..........    $   106.00

5

     More than $ 18,000.00 - $ 19,000.00..........    $   112.00

6

     More than $ 19,000.00 - $ 20,000.00..........    $   118.00

7

     More than $ 20,000.00 - $ 21,000.00..........    $   124.00

8

     More than $ 21,000.00 - $ 22,000.00..........    $   130.00

9

     More than $ 22,000.00 - $ 23,000.00..........    $   136.00

10

     More than $ 23,000.00 - $ 24,000.00..........    $   142.00

11

     More than $ 24,000.00 - $ 25,000.00..........    $   148.00

12

     More than $ 25,000.00 - $ 26,000.00..........    $   154.00

13

     More than $ 26,000.00 - $ 27,000.00..........    $   160.00

14

     More than $ 27,000.00 - $ 28,000.00..........    $   166.00

15

     More than $ 28,000.00 - $ 29,000.00..........    $   172.00

16

     More than $ 29,000.00 - $ 30,000.00..........    $   178.00

 

 

17        More than $30,000.00, the tax of $178.00 is increased by

 

18  $6.00 for each $1,000.00 increment or fraction of a $1,000.00

 

19  increment over $30,000.00. If a current tax increases or

 

20  decreases as a result of 1998 PA 384, only a vehicle purchased or

 

21  transferred after January 1, 1999 shall be assessed the increased

 

22  or decreased tax.

 

23        (ii) For the second registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

24  under subparagraph (i).

 

25        (iii) For the third registration, 90% of the tax assessed

 

26  under subparagraph (ii).

 

27        (iv) For the fourth and subsequent registrations, 90% of the

 


 1  tax assessed under subparagraph (iii).

 

 2        For a vehicle of the 1984 or a subsequent model year that

 

 3  has been previously registered by a person other than the person

 

 4  applying for registration or for a vehicle of the 1984 or a

 

 5  subsequent model year that has been previously registered in

 

 6  another state or country and is registered for the first time in

 

 7  this state, the tax under this subdivision shall be determined by

 

 8  subtracting the model year of the vehicle from the calendar year

 

 9  for which the registration is sought. If the result is zero or a

 

10  negative figure, the first registration tax shall be paid. If the

 

11  result is 1, 2, or 3 or more, then, respectively, the second,

 

12  third, or subsequent registration tax shall be paid. A van that

 

13  is owned by an individual who uses a wheelchair or by an

 

14  individual who transports a member of his or her household who

 

15  uses a wheelchair and for which registration plates are issued

 

16  under section 803d shall be assessed at the rate of 50% of the

 

17  tax provided for in this subdivision.

 

18        (q) For a wrecker, $200.00.

 

19        (r) When the secretary of state computes a tax under this

 

20  act, a computation that does not result in a whole dollar figure

 

21  shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar when the

 

22  computation results in a figure ending in 50 cents or less and

 

23  shall be rounded to the next higher whole dollar when the

 

24  computation results in a figure ending in 51 cents or more,

 

25  unless specific taxes are specified, and the secretary of state

 

26  may accept the manufacturer's shipping weight of the vehicle

 

27  fully equipped for the use for which the registration application

 


 1  is made. If the weight is not correctly stated or is not

 

 2  satisfactory, the secretary of state shall determine the actual

 

 3  weight. Each application for registration of a vehicle under

 

 4  subdivisions (j) and (m) shall have attached to the application a

 

 5  scale weight receipt of the vehicle fully equipped as of the time

 

 6  the application is made. The scale weight receipt is not

 

 7  necessary if there is presented with the application a

 

 8  registration receipt of the previous year that shows on its face

 

 9  the weight of the motor vehicle as registered with the secretary

 

10  of state and that is accompanied by a statement of the applicant

 

11  that there has not been a structural change in the motor vehicle

 

12  that has increased the weight and that the previous registered

 

13  weight is the true weight.

 

14        (2) A manufacturer is not exempted under this act from

 

15  paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond, except on

 

16  the specified number of motor vehicles registered. A dealer is

 

17  exempt from paying ad valorem taxes on vehicles in stock or bond.

 

18        (3) Until October 1, 2019, the tax for a vehicle with an

 

19  empty weight over 10,000 pounds imposed under subsection (1)(a)

 

20  and the taxes imposed under subsection (1)(c), (d), (e), (f),

 

21  (i), (j), (m), (o), and (p) are each increased as follows:

 

22        (a) A regulatory fee of $2.25 that shall be credited to the

 

23  traffic law enforcement and safety fund created in section 819a

 

24  and used to regulate highway safety.

 

25        (b) A fee of $5.75 that shall be credited to the

 

26  transportation administration collection fund created in section

 

27  810b.

 


 1        (4) If a tax required to be paid under this section is not

 

 2  received by the secretary of state on or before the expiration

 

 3  date of the registration plate, the secretary of state shall

 

 4  collect a late fee of $10.00 for each registration renewed after

 

 5  the expiration date. An application for a renewal of a

 

 6  registration using the regular mail and postmarked before the

 

 7  expiration date of that registration shall not be assessed a late

 

 8  fee. The late fee collected under this subsection shall be

 

 9  deposited into the general fund.

 

10        (5) In addition to the registration taxes under this

 

11  section, the secretary of state shall collect taxes charged under

 

12  section 801j and credit revenues to a regional transit authority

 

13  created under the regional transit authority act, 2012 PA 387,

 

14  MCL 124.541 to 124.558, minus necessary collection expenses as

 

15  provided in section 9 of article IX of the state constitution of

 

16  1963. Necessary collection expenses incurred by the secretary of

 

17  state under this subsection shall be based upon an established

 

18  cost allocation methodology.

 

19        (6) This section does not apply to a historic vehicle.

 

20        (7) Beginning January 1, 2017, the registration fee imposed

 

21  under this section for a vehicle using 4 or more tires is

 

22  increased as follows:

 

23        (a) If the vehicle is a hybrid electric vehicle, the

 

24  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $30.00 for a

 

25  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $100.00

 

26  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

27  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(a), "hybrid electric

 


 1  vehicle" means a vehicle that can be propelled at least in part

 

 2  by electrical energy and uses a battery storage system of at

 

 3  least 4 kilowatt-hours, but is also capable of using gasoline,

 

 4  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

 5        (b) If the vehicle is a nonhybrid electric vehicle, the

 

 6  registration fee for that vehicle is increased by $100.00 for a

 

 7  vehicle with an empty weight of 8,000 pounds or less, and $200.00

 

 8  for a vehicle with an empty weight of more than 8,000 pounds. As

 

 9  used in this subdivision and subsection (8)(b), "nonhybrid

 

10  electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is propelled solely by

 

11  electrical energy and that is not capable of using gasoline,

 

12  diesel fuel, or alternative fuel to propel the vehicle.

 

13        (8) Beginning January 1, 2017, if the tax on gasoline

 

14  imposed under section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403,

 

15  MCL 207.1008, is increased above 19 cents per gallon, the

 

16  secretary of state shall increase the fees collected under

 

17  subsection (7) as follows:

 

18        (a) For a hybrid electric vehicle, $2.50 per each 1 cent

 

19  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

20        (b) For a nonhybrid electric vehicle, $5.00 per each 1 cent

 

21  above 19 cents per gallon.

 

22        (9) (7) As used in this section:

 

23        (a) "Alternative fuel" means that term as defined in section

 

24  151 of the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1151.

 

25        (b) "Diesel fuel" means that term as defined in section 2 of

 

26  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1002.

 

27        (c) "Gasoline" means that term as defined in section 3 of

 


 1  the motor fuel tax act, 2000 PA 403, MCL 207.1003.

 

 2        (d) (a) "Gross proceeds" means that term as defined in

 

 3  section 1 of the general sales tax act, 1933 PA 167, MCL 205.51,

 

 4  and includes the value of the motor vehicle used as part payment

 

 5  of the purchase price as that value is agreed to by the parties

 

 6  to the sale, as evidenced by the signed agreement executed under

 

 7  section 251.

 

 8        (e) (b) "List price" means the manufacturer's suggested base

 

 9  list price as published by the secretary of state, or the

 

10  manufacturer's suggested retail price as shown on the label

 

11  required to be affixed to the vehicle under 15 USC 1232, if the

 

12  secretary of state has not at the time of the sale of the vehicle

 

13  published a manufacturer's suggested retail price for that

 

14  vehicle, or the purchase price of the vehicle if the

 

15  manufacturer's suggested base list price is unavailable from the

 

16  sources described in this subdivision.

 

17        (f) (c) "Purchase price" means the gross proceeds received

 

18  by the seller in consideration of the sale of the motor vehicle

 

19  being registered.

 

20        Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect April

 

21  1, 2016.

 

22        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

23  unless all of the following bills of the 98th Legislature are

 

24  enacted into law:

 

25        (a) Senate Bill No. 414.

 

26        (b) House Bill No. 4370.

 

27        (c) House Bill No. 4614.

 


 1        (d) House Bill No. 4616.

 

 2        (e) House Bill No. 4737.

 

 3        (f) House Bill No. 4738.

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