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House approves twin bills to limit local fees on food trucks, set statewide safety standards
Summary
The Michigan House passed House Bill 5450 to bar localities from imposing extra fees on food truck operators and companion HB 5451 to establish statewide safety standards; sponsors said the measures create consistency for small-business owners; both were given immediate effect.
LANSING — The Michigan House on March 3 passed a pair of bills aimed at standardizing rules for food trucks statewide, voting to prohibit local governments from imposing extra fees on operators and to create uniform safety standards.
Representative Bon, sponsor of House Bill 5450, told colleagues the measure prevents municipalities from “piling on extra fees, taxes, [or] assessments just because someone runs a food truck for a small…
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