2004 Senate Bill 1019 / Public Act 77

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 25, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Bob Emerson (D-27)

To require the Department of Treasury to withhold revenue sharing payments to counties that have not distributed industrial facilities tax revenues or Enterprise Zone Act specific tax revenues to the state, schools, and local governments as required by law, and to codify the revenue sharing cuts that were part of a budget balancing Executive Order in December, 2003.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 9, 2004

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that also would withhold a county's revenue sharing it did not furnish a certain school aid revenue report in time; and withhold a city, village and township’s revenue sharing if it wrongfully captured and retained for a local tax increment financing plan some or all of the state education property tax, or local school district taxes.

The substitute passed by voice vote

March 10, 2004

Passed in the Senate 38 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

March 10, 2004

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 25, 2004

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

March 30, 2004

Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)

To require the Department of Treasury to withhold revenue sharing payments to counties that have not distributed industrial facilities tax revenues or Enterprise Zone Act specific tax revenues to the state, schools, and local governments as required by law, and to codify the revenue sharing cuts that were part of a budget balancing Executive Order in December, 2003.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

April 21, 2004