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• Introduced by Rep. Marc Corriveau (D) on January 22, 2009, to require the Michigan Historical Center to give preference to an applicant for historic preservation tax credits to applicants who promise not to hire illegal aliens, to comply in good faith with the legal status verification requirements of federal law, and only to hire Michigan residents to assist in the rehabilitation of a historic resource, unless the project cannot be completed with just Michigan residents. Violators could have their tax breaks revoked and required to pay all or part of their credits. The Michigan Historical Center’s annual report to the Legislature would have to include the number of residents employed and the specific reasons for each exemption granted from the proposed state-resident-job requirements.
  • Referred to the House Labor Committee on January 22, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on February 10, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 83 to 25 in the House on March 12, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 18, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on March 18, 2009.
  • Motion by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas, III (D) on April 1, 2009, to discharge the Committee on Commerce and Tourism from further consideration of House Bills 4083 to 4093, and move them directly to the Senate floor for immediate consideration and debate. The bills would impose citizenship and resident preferences on companies that benefit from subsidies or tax breaks, or that have contracts with the state. A single motion covered all 11 bill, and the roll call vote on that is here. The motion failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 1, 2009.