Public Act 376 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on January 27, 2005, to classify horse boarding and horse training facilities as agricultural real property, rather than commercial. Agricultural property is exempt from the local 18 mill school operating expense property tax, and is exempt from the Proposal A taxable value "pop-up" upon a transfer of ownership if it will still be used for agriculture.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on January 27, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on October 19, 2005, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 82 to 23 in the House on November 1, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 2, 2005.
  • Referred to the Senate Agriculture, Forestry and Tourism Committee on November 2, 2005.
    • Reported in the Senate on May 23, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on May 31, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that expands the agricultural tax status to also include game bird hunting preserves, and farming operations that harvest cervidae (deer, moose, or elk) born as part of the farming operation. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 31, 2006.
• Passed 31 to 6 in the Senate on June 1, 2006, to classify as agricultural real property, rather than commercial property, horse boarding and horse training facilities, game bird hunting preserves, and farming operations that harvest cervidae (deer, moose, or elk) born as part of the farming operation. Agricultural property is exempt from the local 18 mill school operating expense property tax, and is exempt from the Proposal A taxable value "pop-up" upon a transfer of ownership if it will still be used for agriculture.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 6, 2006.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Dave Hildenbrand (R) on August 30, 2006. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on August 30, 2006.
• Passed 80 to 23 in the House on August 30, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which expands the agricultural tax status to also include game bird hunting preserves, and farming operations that harvest cervidae (deer, moose, or elk) born as part of the farming operation.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 5, 2006.
• Passed 29 to 8 in the Senate on September 7, 2006.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 22, 2006.