Public Act 507 of 2008

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• Introduced by Rep. Barbara Farrah (D) on September 24, 2008, to grant a subsidy in the form of a $200,000 Michigan Business Tax credit to the organizers of the Detroit Auto Show.
  • Referred to the House Tax Policy Committee on September 24, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on November 13, 2008, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 101 to 0 in the House on November 13, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 2, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on December 2, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on December 10, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on December 19, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that raises the subsidy to $500,000. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on December 19, 2008.
• Passed 31 to 0 in the Senate on December 19, 2008, to grant a subsidy in the form of a $500,000 Michigan Business Tax credit to the organizers of the Detroit Auto Show.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on December 19, 2008, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, which raises the subsidy to $500,000. Passed 92 to 0 in the House on December 19, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 12, 2009.