Public Act 90 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Ed Clemente (D) on March 10, 2009, to extend for another two years the deadline on the state and the Hemlock Semiconductor finalizing a tax break/subsidy deal authorized by Public Act 270 of 2008 and other bills signed into law in 2008.
  • Referred to the House New Economy And Quality Of Life Committee on March 10, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on April 22, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on May 5, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that authorizes more photovoltaic plant subsidy deals. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on May 5, 2009.
    • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on May 5, 2009, to tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 71, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 71 would require the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) to submit reports to the legislature with details of the individual tax bread deals it offers, not just aggregate data. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on May 5, 2009.
• Passed 103 to 6 in the House on May 5, 2009, to expand the number of tax break/subsidy deals that could be offered to photovoltaic cell makers under Public Act 270 of 2008, originally written to give the Hemlock Semiconductor company a $25 million subsidy. The bill would authorize up to $100 million in such subsidies. The bill also extends until the end of 2011 the deadline on the state finalizing such deals.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on May 7, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on May 7, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 10, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on September 10, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that changes the total value of proposed subsidies to $75 million, and revises details in the required deals with the subsidy recipients. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 10, 2009.
• Passed 33 to 2 in the Senate on September 10, 2009, to expand the number of tax break/subsidy deals that could be offered to photovoltaic cell makers under Public Act 270 of 2008, originally written to give the Hemlock Semiconductor company a $25 million subsidy. The bill would authorize up to $75 million in such subsidies, each of which could be up to $15 million (with one that could be up to $25 million). The bill also extends until the end of 2011 the deadline on the state finalizing such deals, and.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 10, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on September 10, 2009, to increase from 250 to 1,000 the number of jobs a recipient of one of the proposed subsidies would have to create to qualify. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on September 10, 2009, to increase from 500 to 1,000 the number of jobs the recipient of the $25 million subsidy would have to create to qualify. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2009.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Tom McMillin (R) on September 10, 2009, to tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 71, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 71 would require the Michigan Economic Growth Authority to file annual reports that disclose not just aggregate data on the deals offered to particular firms it selects, but also details about the tax break and subsidy deals offered to particular firms. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on September 10, 2009.
• Passed 95 to 9 in the House on September 10, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 11, 2009.