To exempt from sales tax the purchase of specified business equipment by the developers of a proposed “data center” to be located in the former Steelcase “Pyramid” building in Grand Rapids, including computers, servers, construction materials, infrastructure, machinery, wiring, cabling, devices, tools, vehicles, technology, software, hardware and more.
Related bills (Senate bill 618 and 5076) would exempt the owners of this operation from having to pay use tax and property tax on business tools and equipment.   Official Text and Analysis.

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

To only exempt eligible firms from two-thirds of the sales tax.

To require the legislature to appropriate money to public schools from other revenue to compensate for the amount the proposed tax breaks reduce revenue that currently flow into the state school aid fund.

To partially exempt business equipment purchases made by an internet data center from the state sales tax. The bill originally applied only to the developers of proposed data center in the vacant “Pyramid” building near Grand Rapids, but was expanded to all companies in this particular business. For the next 15 years these firms would only have to pay 2 percent sales tax on most equipment and construction materials, rather than 6 percent like others.

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

To exempt these firms from the full 6 percent sales tax, not just two-thirds of it, and add some additional conditions on the tax breaks.

To end the tax breaks if the companies do not create a specified number of jobs by specific dates.

To clarify details of sales and use tax levied on "cloud" computing software and services.

To exempt business equipment purchases made by an internet data center from the state sales tax. The bill originally applied only to the developers of proposed data center in the vacant “Pyramid” building near Grand Rapids, but was expanded to all companies in this particular business. The House did not adopt the proposal in Senate Bill 618 to also exempt these firms from property taxes levied on business tools and equipment (the so-called "personal property tax").

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, which exempts these firms from the full 6 percent sales tax, not just two-thirds of it.