Public Act 173 of 2004

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• Introduced by Rep. Dianne Byrum (D) on February 10, 2004, to make changes to state sales tax act to accommodate a multi-state agreement to create a centralized system for the collection of use or sales tax on purchases made by Michigan citizens from out-of-state merchants through catalogs or the Internet. The bill creates new definitions and categories of which items or services are subject to the tax and which are not. The bill is part of a "streamlined sales tax" package comprised of House Bills 5502 to 5505.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on February 10, 2004.
    • Reported in the House on March 30, 2004, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on May 20, 2004, to replace the previous version of the bill with one containing technical changes that do not affect its substance as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 20, 2004.
• Passed 78 to 26 in the House on May 20, 2004, to make changes to state sales tax act to accommodate a multi-state agreement to create a centralized system for the collection of use or sales tax on purchases made by Michigan citizens from out-of-state merchants through catalogs or the Internet. The bill creates new definitions and categories of which items or services are subject to the tax and which are not, and eliminates some exemptions. The bill is part of a "streamlined sales tax" package comprised of House Bills 5502 to 5505.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 25, 2004.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on May 25, 2004.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 8, 2004, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on June 8, 2004, to move back the date the bill goes into effect, from July 1 to Sept. 1, 2004. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 8, 2004.
• Passed 29 to 7 in the Senate on June 9, 2004, to make changes to state sales tax act to accommodate a multi-state agreement to create a centralized system for the collection of use or sales tax on purchases made by Michigan citizens from out-of-state merchants through catalogs or the Internet. The bill creates new definitions and categories of which items or services are subject to the tax and which are not, and eliminates some exemptions. The bill is part of a "streamlined sales tax" package comprised of House Bills 5502 to 5505.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 9, 2004.
• Passed 78 to 29 in the House on June 22, 2004, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 28, 2004.