2011 House Bill 4874 / Public Act 287

Revise Detroit powers population threshold

Introduced in the House

July 27, 2011

Introduced by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-9)

To revise the population threshold in a law that allows Detroit to engage in certain borrowing, and allows it to impose “special assessment” property taxes to pay private contractors for snow removal, mosquito abatement, and security services. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

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

Dec. 8, 2011

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

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

Passed in the House 107 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 13, 2011

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Dec. 14, 2011

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Passed in the Senate 27 to 9 (details)

To revise the population threshold in a law that allows Detroit to engage in certain borrowing, and allows it to impose “special assessment” property taxes to pay private contractors for snow removal, mosquito abatement, and security services. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

The vote by which the following bill was passed, so Senators who missed the first vote can vote.

The motion passed by voice vote

Received

To revise the population threshold in a law that allows Detroit to engage in certain borrowing, and allows it to impose “special assessment” property taxes to pay private contractors for snow removal, mosquito abatement, and security services. The Michigan constitution prohibits passing “local acts” with less than a two thirds majority vote in the House and Senate, so the legislature has circumvented this by granting certain privileges or exemptions to “a city with a population greater than 1 million,” later revised to 900,000, and then 750,000. This bill changes that to 600,000.

Passed in the Senate 29 to 9 (details)

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 19, 2011