2007 House Bill 5409 (Authorize hybrid vehicle research tax break ) (Senate Roll Call 592)
Passed in the Senate (35 to 1) on December 13, 2007, to authorize a credit against the Michigan Business Tax equal to 3.9 percent of employee compensation costs for research and development done at a hybrid automotive drive train research center in Troy established by GM, Chrysler and BMW, with a maximum annual credit of $3 million. [History, Amendments & Comments]
The vote was 35 in favor, 1 opposed, and 2 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 592 at Senate Journal 131)
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The following legislators supported 2007 House Bill 5409 (Authorize hybrid vehicle research tax break ):
The following legislators opposed 2007 House Bill 5409 (Authorize hybrid vehicle research tax break ):
| Cassis (R) |
The following legislators did not vote on 2007 House Bill 5409 (Authorize hybrid vehicle research tax break ):
| Garcia (R) | Scott (D) |
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1) Nice job of working with Detroit for hybrid research. [by Anonymous Citizen on June 20, 2008]Impressive.
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tax research at all?
i'm sure that if the state tried REAL HARD, they could come up with a way to do without that money.
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Hmm hydrid that gets 35 mpg? Not much of a deal. Put tougher mpg requirements on it. The Vibe gets 35 mpg without being a hybrid
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