2003 House Bill 4472

Public Act 79 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Alexander Lipsey on March 27, 2003, to authorize property tax subsidies (abatements) for the Pfizer/Pharmacia Corporation. This is in response to concerns that, with the proposed purchase by Pfizer of the Pharmacia Corporation, some 8,500 Pharmacia employees in the Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor areas might be reduced or moved to other states. The bill is drafted in such a way as to only apply to this company. Specifically, it would allow local governments to exempt new equipment acquired by the company from personal property tax.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on March 27, 2003.
  • Reported in the House on May 6, 2003, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed in the House (102 to 5) on May 14, 2003. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on May 15, 2003.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on May 15, 2003.
  • Reported in the Senate on June 17, 2003, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on December 2, 2003, to clarify language in a provision contained in the bill in a way that does not change the substance of the provision. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on December 2, 2003.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 0) on December 3, 2003, to authorize property tax subsidies (abatements) for the Pfizer/Pharmacia Corporation. This is in response to concerns that, with the proposed purchase by Pfizer of the Pharmacia Corporation, some 8,500 Pharmacia employees in the Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor areas might be reduced or moved to other states. The bill is drafted in such a way as to only apply to this company. Specifically, it would allow local governments to exempt new equipment acquired by the company from personal property tax. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 3, 2003.
• Passed in the House (103 to 1) on April 1, 2004, to authorize local property tax abatements by communities with Federal Mogul corporation, in conjunction with Senate Bill 824, which authorizes MEGA single business tax credits for the firm. The previous purpose of the bill, to provide subsidies to Pfizer Corporation, was accomplished by 2003 Senate Bill 540. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 1, 2004, to authorize local property tax abatements by communities with Federal Mogul corporation, in conjunction with Senate Bill 824, which authorizes MEGA single business tax credits for the firm. The previous purpose of the bill, to provide subsidies to Pfizer Corporation, was accomplished by 2003 Senate Bill 540. Passed in the Senate (38 to 0) on April 1, 2004. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Moved to reconsider by Sen. Beverly Hammerstrom on April 1, 2004, the vote by which the Pfizer subsidy version of the bill was passed. The motion passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 1, 2004.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey on April 1, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that is specifically tailored to authorize local property tax abatements by communities with Federal Mogul corporation, in conjunction with Senate Bill 824, which authorizes MEGA single business tax credits for the firm. The previous purpose of the bill, to provide subsidies to Pfizer Corporation, was accomplished by 2003 Senate Bill 540. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 1, 2004.
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on April 21, 2004.

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Introduced by Rep. Alexander Lipsey on March 27, 2003. Passed in the House (102 to 5) on May 14, 2003. New Comment