2023 House Bill 4553 / Public Act 174

State management: funds; local government reimbursement fund; create.

An act to amend 2000 PA 489, entitled “An act to create certain funds; to provide for the allocation of certain revenues among certain funds and for the operation, investment, and expenditure of certain funds; and to impose certain duties and requirements on certain state officials,” by amending section 2 (MCL 12.252), as amended by 2022 PA 83, and by adding section 3a.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bills 4553 and 4554 would amend different acts to create the Local Government Reimbursement Fund and provide for the deposit of use tax revenue in the fund. The fund would be used to reimburse municipalities for changes to the small business personal property tax exemption proposed by Senate Bill 331.

Introduced in the House

May 11, 2023

Introduced by Rep. John Fitzgerald (D-83) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Denise Mentzer (D-61) and Phil Skaggs (D-80)

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Sept. 13, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 4, 2023

Passed in the House 75 to 33 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 10, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 11, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 12, 2023

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 24, 2023