2018 Senate Bill 1116 / Public Act 473

Shift some road tax money from business subsidies to small city subsidies

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 5, 2018

Introduced by Sen. Goeff Hansen (R-34)

To earmark $3 million from the annual road tax money allocated to a state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” to villages and smaller cities for local road projects. The TEDF provides 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. The proposed earmarks would be for five years.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Oct. 2, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 29, 2018

Amendment offered by Sen. Adam Hollier (D-2)

To increase the size of the small cities the bill would make eligible for this earmark.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 29, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Dec. 12, 2018

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Received in the Senate

Dec. 20, 2018

Passed in the Senate 36 to 2 (details)

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

In the House

Dec. 21, 2018

Passed in the House 106 to 3 (details)

To earmark $3 million from the annual road tax money allocated to a state “Transportation Economic Development Fund” to villages and smaller cities for local road projects. The TEDF provides 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. The proposed earmarks would be for five years.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 26, 2018