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2011 Senate Bill 409: Revise income tax on pensions detail
Public Act 597 of 2012
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- Introduced by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on June 7, 2011, to exempt from the state income tax pension income received from working for a government agency whose employees were not covered by Social Security (which means they paid no payroll tax and received no Social Security credits while employed there).
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on June 14, 2011, to repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the income tax exemption for pension income. The amendment failed 18 to 20 in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on June 14, 2011, to eliminate a provision that prohibits taking both the pension income exemption proposed by the bill and an exemption for those aged 67 and above on the first $20,000 in annual pension income ($40,000 on a joint return). The amendment failed 19 to 19 in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on June 14, 2011, to revise the effective date of the bill so that it matches that of the recently adopted tax overhaul package. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on June 14, 2011, to automatically repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the income tax exemption for pension income, if the U.S. congress passes the Ryan budget cut and associated Medicare changes affecting those age 55 and under. The amendment failed 16 to 22 in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on June 14, 2011, to repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the income tax exemption for pension income. The amendment failed 18 to 20 in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
- Passed 35 to 2 in the Senate on June 14, 2011.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on June 14, 2011.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Lisa Brown (D) on June 30, 2011, to automatically repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the income tax exemption for pension income, if the U.S. congress passes the Ryan budget cut and associated Medicare changes affecting those age 55 and under. The amendment failed by voice vote in the House on June 30, 2011.
- Substitute offered by Rep. Roy Schmidt (R) on June 14, 2012, 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 in the House on June 14, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Rep. Joseph Graves (R) on June 14, 2012, to also exempt Michigan National Guard pension benefits from income tax. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on June 14, 2012.
- Passed 108 to 1 in the House on June 14, 2012, to exempt from the state income tax pension income received from working for a government agency whose employees were not covered by Social Security (which means they paid no payroll tax and received no Social Security credits while employed there).
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the Senate on September 13, 2012.
- Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on December 6, 2012, to exempt from the state income tax pension income received from working for a government agency whose employees were not covered by Social Security (which means they paid no payroll tax and received no Social Security credits while employed there).
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Motion by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on December 6, 2012, that the bill be given immediate effect. The motion passed 27 to 0 in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Moved to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on December 6, 2012, the vote by which the bill was passed. The motion passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Received in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on December 6, 2012, to strip out a provision making the proposed law retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on December 6, 2012, to make the proposed law effective on Jan. 1, 2013. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on December 6, 2012, to postpone until July 2013 the proposed modifications to limitations on the exemption of pension income from the state income tax that were included in the Snyder business tax reform measures enacted in 2011. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on December 6, 2012, to tie-bar the bill to Senate Bill 519, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. SB 519 would repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the state income tax exemptions for pension income. The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on December 6, 2012.
- Passed 28 to 0 in the Senate on December 6, 2012, to partially exempt from the state income tax pension income received from working for a government agency whose employees were not covered by Social Security (which means they paid no payroll tax and received no Social Security credits while employed there).
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 6, 2012.
- Received in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R) on December 12, 2012, to make a provision making National Guard pensions exempt from state income tax retroactive to Jan. 1, 2012. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on December 12, 2012, to cap the proposed limitation on taxing certain pension income. The amendment passed 19 to 18 in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Moved to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R) on December 12, 2012, the vote by which the amendments to the substitute were adopted. The motion passed 25 to 12 in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Sen. Bert Johnson (D) on December 12, 2012, to repeal the provision of Gov. Rick Snyder's tax reform and business tax cut that partially eliminated some of the state income tax exemptions for pension income. The amendment failed 18 to 19 in the Senate on December 12, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Passed 35 to 1 in the Senate on December 12, 2012, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on December 12, 2012.
- Passed 104 to 1 in the House on December 14, 2012.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder on January 8, 2013.
Comments
1) Re: 2011 Senate Bill 409 (Revise income tax on pensions detail ) by Judy on December 13, 2012Senator Johnson's statement is as follows:
I rise today to give my colleagues yet another opportunity to set things right with Michigan's retirees. The bill that
is before us is an attempt to fix the ill-conceived pension tax that was moved quickly before all its effects had been
fully thought-out. We're now giving an exemption to police and firefighters because many of them do not collect
Social Security.
I offer an amendment that will eliminate all aspects of this poorly-written and job-killing pension tax. What better
gift to give our seniors this holiday season than to get rid of the tax hike that the Governor levied on them. We could
also give a gift to small businesses by freeing up $300 million for seniors to reinvest in this economy. The idea of
raising taxes on people living on fixed incomes to pay for tax breaks for the Governor's CEO buddies was wrong
from the start, and we talked about it all last year.
Our seniors have worked hard to earn their pensions. They shouldn’t have to choose between medications or food
because of this Republican tax hike. This year's been marked by attack after attack on Michigan citizens, asking
them to make great sacrifices while corporations, in fact, reap the benefits. Let's go home with a clear conscience,
knowing that we did something to help, rather than to harm, our elder population. If tax breaks are good for
business, then they must be good for seniors as well. Here's your chance to support lower taxes by supporting my
amendment.
Senator Johnson asked and was granted unanimous consent to make a statement and moved that the statement be
printed in the Journal.
The motion prevailed.
Senator Johnson's statement is as follows:
I rise today to give my colleagues yet another opportunity to set things right with Michigan's retirees. The bill that
is before us is an attempt to fix the ill-conceived pension tax that was moved quickly before all its effects had been
fully thought-out. We're now giving an exemption to police and firefighters because many of them do not collect
Social Security.
I offer an amendment that will eliminate all aspects of this poorly-written and job-killing pension tax. What better
gift to give our seniors this holiday season than to get rid of the tax hike that the Governor levied on them. We could
also give a gift to small businesses by freeing up $300 million for seniors to reinvest in this economy. The idea of
raising taxes on people living on fixed incomes to pay for tax breaks for the Governor's CEO buddies was wrong
from the start, and we talked about it all last year.
Our seniors have worked hard to earn their pensions. They shouldn’t have to choose between medications or food
because of this Republican tax hike. This year's been marked by attack after attack on Michigan citizens, asking
them to make great sacrifices while corporations, in fact, reap the benefits. Let's go home with a clear conscience,
knowing that we did something to help, rather than to harm, our elder population. If tax breaks are good for
business, then they must be good for seniors as well. Here's your chance to support lower taxes by supporting my
amendment.
All you have to do is look back at gypsy's posts and you will see he is a brainwashed union man that has never ran a business.He also admits he is a socialist, and everything he says proves the point. He will soon attack you by resorting to name calling and insults to your intelligence. He has said that he managed a business so he knew what it was like to own one. He is easily discredited and made a fool, but doesn't realize it.
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