2005 House Bill 4647

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Introduced in the House

April 21, 2005

Introduced by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-98)

To authorize a Single Business Tax (SBT) credit for a business that generates electricity from a small wind turbine (two megawatts or less). The credit would be 1.5-cents per kilowatt hour generated.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Oct. 25, 2005

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 5, 2006

Amendment offered by Rep. Paul Condino (D-35)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4811, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4811 would repeal Michigan's ban on suing the maker of prescription drugs that have been approved by the FDA, unless there was fraud involved.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-98)

The substitute passed by voice vote

Dec. 6, 2006

Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To revise the language to only allow the credit for 2007.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 102 to 0 (details)

To authorize a Single Business Tax (SBT) credit for a business that generates electricity from a small wind turbine (two megawatts or less). The credit would be $0.015 per kilowatt hour generated. The credits would only be in effect in 2007, would be subject to an aggregate statewide cap of $3 million, and at $750,000 for a single taxpayer.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 7, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Finance

Dec. 13, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Dec. 14, 2006

Amendment offered

To remove a provision that would allow the proposed tax credit to apply to a potential successor tax to the SBT. Note: The bill only authorizes the credit for 2007, after which the law authorizing the SBT is repealed.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 23 to 15 (details)

To authorize a Single Business Tax (SBT) credit for a business that generates electricity from a small wind turbine (two megawatts or less). The credit would be $0.015 per kilowatt hour generated. The credits would only be in effect in 2007, would be subject to an aggregate statewide cap of $3 million, and at $750,000 for a single taxpayer.

Received in the House

Dec. 14, 2006

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the House 101 to 1 (details)

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Jan. 4, 2007