2024 House Bill 5420

Property tax: special assessments; special assessment deferment program; reinstate.

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 1 and 2 (MCL 211.761 and 211.762), section 2 as amended by 2020 PA 331.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends existing laws to update definitions and conditions for deferring special assessments on homestead properties, introduces partial payment options, and specifies penalties for non-compliance, with enactment contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 1, 2024

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

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy