2019 House Bill 4816 / 2020 Public Act 340

Authorize local hotel and motel tax

Introduced in the House

July 18, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Brandt Iden (R-61)

To give Ingham, Ottawa, and Kalamazoo counties the power to impose a 4 percent room tax on lodging facilities, and use the money to subsidize building and operating a new event center. The tax would go into effect when owners controlling at least 40 percent of the hotel and motel rooms in the jurisdiction request a referendum of all owners, with lodging owners getting one vote per room.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism

Oct. 3, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Oct. 23, 2019

Reported without amendment

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

Dec. 3, 2019

Amendment offered by Rep. Jon Hoadley (D-60)

To expand the facilities on which a government can spend the proposed tax revenue to include "recreational facilities" and "sporting venues".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Jan. 14, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

Jan. 15, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Jan. 16, 2020

Passed in the House 80 to 26 (details)

To give Kalamazoo county (primarily) and also Ingham, Ottawa, Muskegon and Washtenaw counties the power to impose a 4 percent room tax on lodging facilities, and use the money to subsidize "urban recreational services," including an event center that the Kalamazoo 'economic development' agency has lobbied 10 years for, according to the House Fiscal Agency. The tax would go into effect when the owners controlling at least 40 percent of the “transient facility” (hotel and motel) rooms in the jurisdiction, with lodging owners getting one vote per room.

Received in the Senate

Jan. 21, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Economic and Small Business Development

March 10, 2020

Reported without amendment

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

Dec. 18, 2020

Amendment offered

To clarify some procedures and definitions in the bill \.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 32 to 5 (details)

To give Kalamazoo county (primarily) and also Ingham, Ottawa, Muskegon and Washtenaw counties the power to impose a 4 percent room tax on lodging facilities, and use the money to subsidize "urban recreational services," including an event center that the Kalamazoo 'economic development' agency has lobbied 10 years for, according to the House Fiscal Agency. The tax would go into effect when the owners controlling at least 40 percent of the “transient facility” (hotel and motel) rooms in the jurisdiction, with lodging owners getting one vote per room.

Received in the House

Dec. 21, 2020

Passed in the House 73 to 29 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the proposed new tax.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 30, 2020