Public Act 267 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Jeff Mayes (D) on April 10, 2008, to grant a business tax break based on the price it pays for electricity to the Hemlock Semiconductor company and perhaps other producers of polycrystalline silicon used in solar cells and semiconductor chips. The bill is tie-barred to House Bill 5524, which would end electric power provider competition in Michigan.
  • Referred to the House Energy and Technology Committee on April 10, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on April 17, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on April 17, 2008, 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 in the House by voice vote on April 17, 2008.
• Passed in the House (107 to 0) on April 17, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on April 22, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on April 22, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 26, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 26, 2008, replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described, and which also removes the tie-bar to House Bill 5524, which would end electric power provider competition in Michigan. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on June 26, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (35 to 2) on June 26, 2008, to grant a business tax break based on the price it pays for electricity to the Hemlock Semiconductor company and perhaps other producers of polycrystalline silicon used in solar cells and semiconductor chips. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on June 26, 2008.
• Passed in the House (105 to 0) on June 28, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on August 6, 2008.