---
type: "Bill"
title: "Transportation: motor fuel tax; exemption from the international fuel tax agreement for motor fuel tax reciprocity agreements; allow. Amends sec. 3 of 1980 PA 119 (MCL 207.213)."
description: "Transportation: motor fuel tax; exemption from the international fuel tax agreement for motor fuel tax reciprocity agreements; allow. Amends sec. 3 of 1980 PA 119 (MCL 207.213)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4978"
citation: "Michigan HB 4978 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation: other", "Transportation: motor fuel tax"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory Markkanen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40b3ffe9-18cf-4989-bdb9-478dcb9c6fa4"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4978"
source_hash: "fc723a6a324c069bcdfc03a7974a84e91dfcd9e382e36c136959f654a407f0ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 4978 (2021-2022) — Transportation: motor fuel tax; exemption from the international fuel tax agreement for motor fuel tax reciprocity agreements; allow. Amends sec. 3 of 1980 PA 119 (MCL 207.213).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4978.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4978.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4978.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4978.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0026.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 534 Yeas 101 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 — **101–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 42 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gregory Markkanen — primary (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Sara Cambensy — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Gregory Markkanen `introduction`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-09T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 06/09/2021
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2021-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 534 Yeas 101 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 7 `passage`
- **2021-11-04T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-16T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 42 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-02-24T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/28/2022 11:14 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/10/2022 10:16 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/10/2022 11:28 AM
- **2022-03-10T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 26'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/40b3ffe9-18cf-4989-bdb9-478dcb9c6fa4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).