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 in the House (67 to 36) on November 13, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• 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 in the Senate by voice vote on December 18, 2008.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) 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. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on December 18, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill. Passed in the House (68 to 39) on December 18, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 12, 2009.