Introduced
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To give preference in awarding renaissance zone tax breaks to recipients 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 or contract with firms that promise the same unless the facility cannot be operated with just Michigan residents. Violators could be required to repay some or all of the some or all of the exemptions, deductions, or credits received. An annual renaissance zone report to the Michigan Strategic Fund would have to state the number of residents employed by the zones and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
Passed in the House 81 to 26 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism
Motion
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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
