2015 House Bill 4440 / 2016 Public Act 273

Shift some road tax money from corporate subsidies to road projects

Introduced in the House

April 14, 2015

Introduced by Rep. Edward Canfield (R-84)

To not earmark $12 million in annual road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” next year, and instead use it for regular road projects. TEDF money is a type of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for access improvements related to a particular investor’s or developer’s plant or project.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 15, 2015

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

April 29, 2015

Passed in the House 107 to 3 (details)

Received in the Senate

May 5, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 12, 2015

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 26, 2015

Passed in the Senate 35 to 3 (details)

To not earmark $4 million in annual road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” next year, and instead use $2 million of the amount for regular road projects and $2 million for airport projects. TEDF money is a type of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for access improvements related to a particular investor’s or developer’s plant or project.

Received in the House

May 26, 2015

April 12, 2016

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

April 21, 2016

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-4) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 9, 2016

Amendment offered by Rep. Edward Canfield (R-84)

To revise the bill to reflect the TEDF transfers authorized by House Bill 5706.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Al Pscholka (R-79)

To not earmark $2 million in TEDF money in the 2016-2017 fiscal year to certain rural and small town projects.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 88 to 20 (details)

To not earmark $4 million in annual road tax money to the state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” next year, and instead use $2 million of the amount for regular road projects and $2 million for airport projects. Also, to transfer $10.4 million of this money in the next fiscal year to general road and bridge projects. TEDF money is a type of corporate subsidy in which the state pays for access improvements related to a particular investor’s or developer’s plant or project.

Received in the Senate

June 9, 2016

Passed in the Senate 34 to 3 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

June 29, 2016