2023 Senate Bill 159

Use tax: exemptions; delivery and installation; exempt from use tax.

A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending sections 2 and 21 (MCL 205.92 and 205.111), section 2 as amended by 2018 PA 1 and section 21 as amended by 2021 PA 109.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

Senate Bill 158 (S-1) and Senate Bill 159 (S-1) would amend the General Sales Tax Act and the Use Tax Act, respectively, to modify the definition of "sales price" and "purchase price", as applicable, to eliminate delivery and installation charges from those definitions. The bills' changes would not apply to delivery or installation charges involving or relating to the sale of electricity, natural gas, or artificial gas by a utility.

Introduced in the Senate

March 9, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

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

March 16, 2023

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

Received in the House

March 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary