Public Act 532 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Robert Jones (D) on September 24, 2008, to expand the scope of the law that authorizes local hotel, restaurant and rental car excise taxes to pay for municipal stadiums. The bill would lower a certain population standard, allowing Kalamazoo County and Kalamazoo to levy these taxes.
  • Referred to the House Commerce Committee on September 24, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on November 13, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 67 to 36 in the House on November 13, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 2, 2008.
  • Amendment offered in the Senate on December 18, 2008, to also allow a city of more than 100,000 in a county with less than 300,000 to impose the convention tax. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 18, 2008.
• Passed 37 to 1 in the Senate on December 18, 2008, to expand the scope of the law that authorizes local hotel, restaurant and rental car excise taxes to pay for municipal stadiums. The bill would lower a certain population standard, allowing Kalamazoo County and Kalamazoo to levy these taxes.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 18, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed 68 to 39 in the House on December 18, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 12, 2009.