Introduced
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To authorize property tax abatements for property used for warehousing, distribution, or logistic purposes, or as a communication service center, if the facility is at least 100,000 square feet. This is essentially the same bill as <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-SB-275">Senate Bill 175</a>, which was vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm. This would allow a proposed Wal-Mart warehouse near Mt. Pleasant to qualify for a tax break.
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development, Small Business, and Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Amendment offered
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To narrow the scope of the bill to facilities in villages within 15 miles of the state border (such as Caspian, Michigan).
The amendment failed 13 to 23 (details)
Amendment offered
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To narrow the scope of the bill to facilities within 15 miles of the state border.
The amendment failed 15 to 21 (details)
Passed in the Senate 21 to 16 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Commerce
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
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To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not contain the original provisions that would have allowed a proposed Wal-Mart warehouse near Mt. Pleasant to qualify for a tax break, but instead extends a tax break for a particular facility in Gibraltar.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
To extend a personal property tax break for a certain company in Gibraltar, notwithstanding the fact that it had previously been revoked by the state tax commission on certain procedural grounds.
Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)
