2009 House Bill 4090

Require citizenship and resident preferences in subsidies & tax breaks

Introduced in the House

Jan. 22, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Marc Corriveau (D-20)

To require the Michigan Historical Center to give preference to an applicant for historic preservation tax credits to applicants who promise not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and only to hire Michigan residents to assist in the rehabilitation of a historic resource, unless the project cannot be completed with just Michigan residents. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and required to pay all or part of their credits. The Michigan Historical Center’s annual report to the Legislature would have to include the number of residents employed and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.

Referred to the Committee on Labor

Feb. 10, 2009

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 12, 2009

Passed in the House 83 to 25 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 18, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism

April 1, 2009

Motion by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas (D-4)

To discharge the Committee on Commerce and Tourism from further consideration of House Bills 4083 to 4093, and move them directly to the Senate floor for immediate consideration and debate. The bills would impose citizenship and resident preferences on companies that benefit from subsidies or tax breaks, or that have contracts with the state. A single motion covered all 11 bill, and the roll call vote on that is <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=380801">here</a>.

The motion failed by voice vote