2019 Senate Bill 455

House Roll Call 358: Passed

To exempt a particular “data center” business that is also benefiting from state “renaissance zone” subsidies and tax breaks from additional school and local personal property taxes (which are levied on business tools and equipment). The bill would exempt the equipment owned by the Nevada company that occupied the former Steelcase “Pyramid” building in Grand Rapids from local debt millages, local special assessment levies, and some school property tax levies ("revenue enhancement" millages and "sinking fund" taxes). The House-passed version links this to passage of bills that would require the state to reimburse the local school taxes not collected due to granting this privilege.

55 Yeas / 53 Nays
Republican (36 Yeas / 22 Nays)
Democrat (19 Yeas / 31 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (1)