2012 House Bill 5705 / Public Act 393

Use Detroit utility tax money for streetlights instead of police

Introduced in the House

May 30, 2012

Introduced by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

To allow revenue from a Detroit utility tax originally intended pay for police officers to instead be used to pay for the streetlights provided by the municipal lighting authority proposed by House Bill 5688.

Referred to the Committee on Local, Intergovernmental, and Regional Affairs

May 31, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 7, 2012

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. John Walsh (R-19)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Durhal (D-6)

To tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 970 and House Bill 5688, meaning this bill cannot become law unless those ones do also. Those bills would increase the Detroit city income tax and create a Detroit streetlight authority, respectively.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-12)

To require Detroit to pay $12.5 million annually to its streetligt department.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 92 to 14 (details)

To allow $12.5 million in annual revenue from a Detroit utility tax originally intended pay for police officers to instead be used to pay for the streetlights provided by the municipal lighting authority proposed by House Bill 5688. This bill also requires passage of another one (Senate Bill 970) which would allow Detroit to raise its city income tax to 3.0 percent for residents and 1.5 percent for non-residents who work in the city.

Received in the Senate

June 12, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

June 13, 2012

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 14, 2012

Amendment offered

To strip out a section that removes from this statute some obsolete language unrelated to this bill.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D-2)

To require enactment of bills allowing suspension of a required decrease in the city income, and another creating a proposed Detroit streelight authority (Senate Bill 970 and House Bill 5688) before this bill can go into effect.

Consideration postponed

Sept. 12, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Dec. 4, 2012

Passed in the Senate 23 to 15 (details)

To allow $12.5 million in annual revenue from a Detroit utility tax originally intended pay for police officers to instead be used to pay debt service on money borrowed for streetlight repairs (see House Bill 5688). This bill also requires passage of another one (Senate Bill 970) which would allow Detroit to suspend a required city income tax reduction until the new streetlight debt is paid off.

Received in the House

Dec. 4, 2012

Dec. 13, 2012

Passed in the House 61 to 48 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 19, 2012