Representative Aragona and Vice Chair Liberati presented a package of bills (House Bills 4678 and 4679) aimed at clarifying how rental companies may charge for fuel in small equipment rentals. Witnesses from the American Rental Association and multiple local rental companies described enforcement actions from weights-and-measures auditors in 2023 that require companies to either install metered pumps or charge customers the full tank price whenever equipment is returned less than full.

Kevin Gurn of the American Rental Association told the committee the association represents roughly 217 member companies in Michigan (with about 118 branches) and said the current enforcement places an "extreme burden" on small rental firms. Kyle Keeley of Chet's Rental said his company received a cease-and-desist after an audit and cannot afford to install metered pumps at multiple locations; he said the company sells about $60,000–$65,000 of fuel annually across eight locations and that a single metered pump can cost $20,000–$30,000.

Scott Erwin of Deluxe Rental and other small rental operators testified they had capped on-site distribution to 3,000 gallons per year under the proposed fix, plan to use flow meters accurate to +/-1% for billing, and limit distribution from tanks no larger than 110 gallons. They argued that requiring full-tank charges for minor shortfalls (for example, a machine returned three gallons low) can mean customers are charged hundreds of dollars rather than a small per-gallon fee and that the rule disadvantages small rental businesses that cannot install station-grade pumps.

Representatives asked whether big-box stores are affected (testifiers said yes) and about gasoline versus diesel storage and two-cycle oil; witnesses said gasoline small tanks were addressed by raising the rental price, while diesel and larger equipment posed the operational challenges. MDARD submitted a card in opposition but no representative appeared during the hearing. The committee did not record a vote on the package during this session.