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• Introduced by Rep. Kimberly Meltzer (R) on February 28, 2008, to authorize an exemption to the law that prohibits state employees from revealing information about how individuals or firms are selected to be the target of a tax compliance audit in cases where revealing the information is necessary to implement granting an array of targeted tax breaks to film companies that shoot in Michigan, in particular business tax and sales tax breaks.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on February 28, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on March 11, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on March 12, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 13, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on March 13, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on March 19, 2008, with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 20, 2008, to require the Department of Treasury to divulge to the chairpersons of the Senate and House Finance or Tax committees, or the directors of the Senate and House Fiscal Agencies, information in a return, report, investigation or audit that relates to the department’s administration of a particular tax, or information or the parameters that would enable a person to ascertain the department’s audit selection or processing criteria. Public release of the information by committee members or staffers would be subject to the same sanctions that apply to release by department personnel. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 20, 2008.
• Passed 21 to 17 in the Senate on March 20, 2008, to authorize an exemption to the law that prohibits state employees from revealing information about how individuals or firms are selected to be the target of a tax compliance audit in cases where revealing the information is necessary to implement granting an array of targeted tax breaks to film companies that shoot in Michigan, in particular business tax and sales tax breaks.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on March 20, 2008, to give the bill immediate effect. The motion failed 23 to 10 in the Senate on March 20, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Motion by Sen. Alan L. Cropsey (R) on March 20, 2008. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on March 20, 2008.
• Received in the House on March 20, 2008.