2025 House Bill 4014

Property tax: assessments; transfer of ownership of certain real property to certain individuals; exempt from uncapping of taxable value upon transfer.

A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “The general property tax act,” by amending section 27a (MCL 211.27a), as amended by 2016 PA 375.

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill amends property tax assessment rules in Michigan, detailing how taxable values are calculated and adjusted, specifying conditions for non-taxable transfers, and defining responsibilities for reporting property ownership changes.

Introduced in the House

Jan. 14, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Bradley Slagh (R-85) and 16 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Tom Kunse (R-100), Nancy DeBoer (R-86), Jerry Neyer (R-92), John Roth (R-104), Jaime Greene (R-65), Brian BeGole (R-71), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Tim Kelly (R-93), Mike McFall (D-14), Ann Bollin (R-49), Jason Woolford (R-50), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Karen Whitsett (D-4) and Donavan McKinney (D-11)

Referred to the Committee on Finance

March 11, 2025

Reported without amendment

March 18, 2025

Amendment offered by Rep. Bradley Slagh (R-85)

1. Amend page 9, line 1, after “granddaughter” by inserting a comma and “or is a trust for which the

transferor or transferor’s spouse is the settlor and the sole present beneficiary or beneficiaries are the settlor’s or settlor’s spouse’s mother, father, brother, sister, son, daughter, adopted son, adopted

daughter, grandson, or granddaughter,”.

2. Amend page 9, line 3, after “transferee” by inserting “or sole present beneficiary or beneficiaries, as the case may be,”.

3. Amend page 9, line 4, after “transferee” by striking out “meets” and inserting “or sole present beneficiary or beneficiaries meet”.

4. Amend page 9, line 5, after “transferee” by inserting “or present beneficiary”.

5. Amend page 9, line 7, after “transferee” by inserting “or present beneficiary”.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 97 to 11 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote