Public Act 135 of 2009

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• Introduced by Rep. Ellen Lipton (D) on March 19, 2009, to authorize a Michigan Business Tax deduction for charitable contributions by a small business owner to the state advance tuition payment fund, which is a program that provides for pre-payment of a particular child’s future tuition at state universities. The tax deductions the bill would authorize are not for contributions a particular student, but into a general tuition subsidy pool.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on March 19, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on April 22, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Ellen Lipton (D) on April 29, 2009, to correct a drafting error in the language of the bill. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on April 29, 2009.
• Passed 108 to 1 in the House on April 29, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on April 30, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on April 30, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on September 25, 2009, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 14, 2009, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises various details, but does not change its substance. This version was subsequently superseded by another substitute with more changes. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 14, 2009.
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Nancy Cassis (R) on October 15, 2009, 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 by voice vote in the Senate on October 15, 2009.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on October 15, 2009, to authorize a Michigan Business Tax deduction for charitable contributions by a small business owner to the state advance tuition payment fund, which is a program that provides for pre-payment of a particular child’s future tuition at state universities. The tax deductions the bill would authorize are not for contributions a particular student, but into a general tuition subsidy pool.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 15, 2009.
• Passed 101 to 1 in the House on October 20, 2009, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on November 3, 2009.