2023 House Bill 4361 / 2024 Public Act 156

Individual income tax: credit; 1-time credit for organ donation; provide for.

An act to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “An act to meet deficiencies in state funds by providing for the imposition, levy, computation, collection, assessment, reporting, payment, and enforcement by lien and otherwise of taxes on or measured by net income and on certain commercial, business, and financial activities; to prescribe the manner and time of making reports and paying the taxes, and the functions of public officers and others as to the taxes; to permit the inspection of the records of taxpayers; to provide for interest and penalties on unpaid taxes; to provide exemptions, credits, rebates, and refunds of the taxes; to create certain funds; to provide for the expenditure of certain funds; to impose certain duties and requirements on certain officials, departments, and authorities of this state; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; to provide an appropriation; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding section 280.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4361 would amend the Income Tax Act to create a one-time tax credit for live organ donation expenses. The credit would be available for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, and would be worth the lesser of $10,000 or the live organ donation expenses incurred during the tax year. The credit would be nonrefundable. Taxpayers would be able to claim the credit for expenses incurred during the tax year before, tax year of, or tax year after the organ donation. In order to claim the credit, the bill would require taxpayers to submit verification, in a form and manner prescribed by the Department of Treasury, of the live organ donation with the tax return in which the claim the credit. The department would also be able to require taxpayers to submit reasonable proof of the live organ donation expenses claimed

Introduced in the House

April 11, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Felicia Brabec (D-33) and 21 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tullio Liberati (D-2), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Kara Hope (D-74), Brenda Carter (D-53), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Kelly Breen (D-21), Natalie Price (D-5), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Stephanie Young (D-16), Rachel Hood (D-81), Jenn Hill (D-109), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Karen Whitsett (D-4) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Health Policy

May 4, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

March 6, 2024

Reported with substitute H-2

March 13, 2024

Substitute H-2 concurred in by voice vote

Sept. 25, 2024

Passed in the House 92 to 17 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 2, 2024

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Oct. 16, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Oct. 17, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 23, 2024

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Oct. 30, 2024

Passed in the Senate 35 to 1 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect

The motion did not prevail by voice vote

Received in the House

Nov. 7, 2024

Substitute S-1 concurred in 85 to 22 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 13, 2024