Committee hears bill to remove $250,000 non‑fuel inventory requirement for gas stations selling spirits

The House Regulatory Reform Committee heard testimony on House Bill 4276, introduced by Representative Snyder, which would remove a $250,000 non‑fuel inventory requirement for specially designated distributor (SDD) license holders that operate motor vehicle fuel pumps.

Representative Snyder described the rule as an onerous inventory requirement that singles out motor‑fuel retailers and said the bill would “simply eliminate this inventory requirement.” He and industry witnesses argued the requirement ties up capital unnecessarily and creates an uneven playing field between retailers that operate fuel pumps and those that do not.

Mark Griffin of the Michigan Petroleum Association and the Michigan Association of Convenience Stores told the committee that only…