2023 Senate Bill 150 / 2024 Public Act 129

Property tax: tax tribunal; methods for tax tribunal to hold small claims hearings; expand to include telephonically or by videoconferencing.

An act to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled “An act to create the tax tribunal; to provide for personnel, jurisdiction, functions, practice and procedure; to provide for appeals; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies; and to abolish certain boards,” by amending section 62 (MCL 205.762), as amended by 2008 PA 128.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 150 would amend the Tax Tribunal Act to allow the Residential Property and Small Claims Division of the Michigan Tax Tribunal to conduct hearings and rehearings by telephone or video conference.

Introduced in the Senate

March 8, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-3)

Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

May 17, 2023

Reported without amendment

May 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

May 23, 2023

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

Received in the House

May 23, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Oct. 18, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 27, 2024

Passed in the House 104 to 6 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 26, 2024

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 8, 2024