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Read. Follow. Verify.Michigan links countercyclical budget fund rules to motor fuel tax act and companion legislation
Last action · September 23, 2026: motion to discharge committee rejectedSponsors: Phil Skaggs and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
House Bill 6146 subjects the management and distribution rules of the state's to section 8 of the motor fuel tax act, and conditions its enactment on the passage of House Bill 6147.
Changes the legal conditions governing how state budget stabilization funds interact with motor fuel tax provisions and requires companion legislation to take effect.
- The management and budget act governs state financial operations and budgetary procedures in Michigan. context
Who It Would Affect
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State of Michigan
State financial management rules and budget stabilization fund distributions are made subject to additional statutory cross-references.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Sep 23, 2026Housemotion to discharge committee rejected
- Sep 22, 2026Housenotice given to discharge committee
- Jul 1, 2026Housebill electronically reproduced 06/30/2026
- Jun 30, 2026HouseCommitteereferred to Committee on Appropriations
- Jun 30, 2026HouseIntroducedread a first time
- Jun 30, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced by Representative Rep. Phil Skaggs
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Companion Bill Dependency
Enactment of HB 6146 is explicitly contingent on the passage of House Bill 6147.
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Sources
legislature.mi.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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