2024 House Bill 5419

Property tax: special assessments; income eligibility cap for special assessment deferment program; modify.

A bill to amend 1976 PA 225, entitled "An act to defer the collection of special assessments on homestead properties; to provide for conditions of eligibility for such a deferment; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department of treasury, local assessing officers, and local collecting officers; to provide for the advancement of moneys by the state to indemnify special assessment districts for losses from deferment of collections; to provide for the advancement of money by the state to an owner for the repayment of loans used by the owner to pay special assessments; to provide for the collection of deferred special assessments and interest thereon, and the disposition of these collections; to make an appropriation; and to prescribe penalties," by amending sections 3 and 4 (MCL 211.763 and 211.764), as amended by 1980 PA 403.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill updates eligibility criteria and income caps for deferment of special assessments on homestead properties, introduces annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index, and outlines the application process and conditions for deferment, including the precedence of state liens.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2024

Introduced by Reps. Bill Schuette (R-95) and Mike Hoadley (R-99)

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy