2007 House Bill 5194 (Increase income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent) (House Roll Call 441)
Passed in the House (57 to 52) on September 30, 2007, to increase the state income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent, effective Oct. 1, 2007. The bill will take an additional $765 million, and is part of a deal to avoid state spending cuts that includes a $750 million service tax (House Bill 5198, later replaced by a 21.99 percent Michigan Business Tax surcharge), plus modest school employee pension reform (Senate Bills 546 and 547), a bill to make it easier for school districts to seek competitive bids on employee health insurance (Senate Bill 418), legislation limiting “double dipping” by retired school employees (House Bill 4800) and a repeal a prohibition on contracting out mental health services in state prisons (Senate Bill 622). [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 57 in favor, 52 opposed, and 1 not voting
(House Roll Call 441 at House Journal 101)
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The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 5194 (Increase income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent):
The following legislators opposed 2007 House Bill 5194 (Increase income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent):
The following legislators did not vote on 2007 House Bill 5194 (Increase income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent):
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1) Are they all idiots in Lansing? [by inform4 on October 1, 2008]Increase income tax from 3.9 percent to 4.35 percent? What is wrong with our Lansing representatives and their ability to do congnitive thinking? Raising the income tax will only give Lansing more money to porkbarrel away.
Don't they understand that Michigan is in a recession? Taxing their constituents at a time when we have numerous job and benefit losses as well as numerous homesteads in forclosures is ludicrous beyond measure.
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Lawmakers should have taken a closer look at
State Rep Ken Horn's "two penny plan" which
would have reduced state spending.
Shame on Andy Coulouris of the 95th and
Lee Gonzales of the 49th for voting to take
more money away from working class families
just to keep big goverment in Lansing.
I noticed Mr. Coulouris has yet to introduce
legislation that would end lifetime health care
for himself and other lawmakers. They took NO
personal sacrifice in this budget. They balanced it on the backs of the Michigan taxpayer.
Is this what we get for the second highest paid legislature in the nation?
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Lawmakers should have taken a closer look at
State Rep Ken Horn's "two penny plan" which
would have reduced state spending.
Shame on Andy Coulouris of the 95th and
Lee Gonzales of the 49th for voting to take
more money away from working class families
just to keep big goverment in Lansing.
I noticed Mr. Coulouris has yet to introduce
legislation that would end lifetime health care
for himself and other lawmakers. They took NO
personal sacrifice in this budget. They balanced it on the backs of the Michigan taxpayer.
Is this what we get for the second highest paid legislature in the nation?
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