Public Act 21 of 2006

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• Introduced by Rep. Scott Hummel (R) on January 18, 2006, to remove from the law authorizing Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax breaks a provision that prohibits these from being granted to the Bioport company, which operates a Lansing vaccine laboratory owned by the state before 1995.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on January 18, 2006.
    • Reported in the House on January 24, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on January 26, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that makes less stringent the requirement that a company seeking to obtain a MEGA tax break must promise to make certain capital investments on plant and equipment within the state within a certain time. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on January 26, 2006.
• Passed 105 to 0 in the House on January 26, 2006, to remove from the law authorizing Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax breaks a provision that prohibits these from being granted to the Bioport company, which operates a Lansing vaccine laboratory owned by the state before 1995. Also, to make less stringent the requirement that a company seeking to obtain a MEGA tax break must promise to make certain capital investments on plant and equipment within a certain time.
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• Received in the Senate on January 31, 2006.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee on January 31, 2006.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 2, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 2, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on February 2, 2006.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on February 2, 2006, to remove from the law authorizing Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) tax breaks a provision that prohibits these from being granted to the Bioport company, which operates a Lansing vaccine laboratory owned by the state before 1995. Also, to make less stringent the requirement that a company seeking to obtain a MEGA tax break must promise to make certain capital investments on plant and equipment within a certain time.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on February 3, 2006.
• Passed 106 to 0 in the House on February 7, 2006, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on February 14, 2006.