Public Act 37 of 2010

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• Introduced by Sen. Jason Allen (R) on June 3, 2009, to earmark increases in state use tax revenue collected from the sale of tourism-related goods and services to promotional subsidies for the tourism industry ("Pure Michigan" ads and related programs).
  • Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on June 3, 2009.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 23, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on February 24, 2010, to adopt a version that does not specifically earmark increases in tourism-related use tax revenue for these subsidies, but instead just takes $9.5 million in use tax revenue "off the top" to pay for them. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 24, 2010.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on March 3, 2010, to increase the spending by $10 million, from $9.5 million to $19.5 million, and tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5017, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5017 would impose a $2.50 per day tax on travel-related car rentals, with the money going to these tourism subsidies. The amendment failed in the Senate (13 to 25) on March 3, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
  • Substitute offered by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D) on March 3, 2010, to replace the committee substitute with a version that is essentially the introduced-version of the bill. The substitute failed in the Senate (17 to 21) on March 3, 2010. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) on March 3, 2010, to authorize spending $9.5 million on tourism industry subsidies in the form of state ads paid for with use tax dollars. The money would otherwise go into the state general fund and be available for other state spending. Previous tourism subsidies have been paid for with long term borrowing, pledging future tobacco lawsuit revenue to repay the debt. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on March 3, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, And Natural Resources Committee on March 3, 2010.
    • Reported in the House on March 9, 2010, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
    • Substitute offered in the House on March 25, 2010, to replace the Senate-passed version with the original version, which would earmark some sales tax revenue for promotional subsidies for the tourism industry. The substitute failed in the House by voice vote on March 25, 2010.
• Passed in the House (97 to 12) on March 25, 2010, to authorize spending $9.5 million on tourism industry subsidies in the form of state ads paid for with use tax dollars. The money would otherwise go into the state general fund and be available for other state spending. See also House Bill 5018. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on March 31, 2010.