Public Act 436 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Frank Accavitti, Jr. (D) on March 1, 2007, to coordinate the use or sales tax revisions proposed by House Bills 4278 and 4379 (which increase taxes paid on sales of trucks, trailers and parts for use in interstate commerce) with the “Streamlined Sales Tax” project being pursued by most states, which if allowed by Congress would create a centralized system for states to collect use or sales tax on out-of-state internet or catalog purchases. This is one of a number of “tax expenditure repeal” proposals included in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget recommendation, which is based on approximately $1 billion in tax increases.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on March 1, 2007.
    • Reported in the House on February 13, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on February 27, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that changes it's purpose. See Bieda substitute. The substitute failed by voice vote in the House on February 27, 2008.
  • Substitute offered by Rep. Steve Bieda (D) on February 27, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that uses the bill as a legislative "vehicle" to allow a sales tax exemption for certain payments to auto dealers from manufacturers for family-plan-type discount transactions. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on February 27, 2008.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Steve Bieda (D) on February 27, 2008, to tie-bar the bill to House Bills 5555 and 5556, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. Those bills would authorize the relevent sales and use tax exemptions. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on February 27, 2008.
• Passed 106 to 2 in the House on February 27, 2008, to revise the language of the law that authorizes Michigan's participation in the “Streamlined Sales Tax” project being pursued by most states, so as to allow consideration received by an auto dealer from a manufacturer as reimbursement pursuant to a "family plan" type discount transaction to be exempted from sales tax.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on February 28, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on February 28, 2008.
• Passed 31 to 0 in the Senate on December 19, 2008, to revise the language of the law that authorizes Michigan's participation in the “Streamlined Sales Tax” project being pursued by most states, so as to allow consideration received by an auto dealer from a manufacturer as reimbursement pursuant to a "family plan" type discount transaction to be exempted from sales tax.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 9, 2009.