2003 Senate Bill 571 / Public Act 107

Introduced in the Senate

June 10, 2003

Introduced by Sen. Burton Leland (D-5)

To replace a number of fixed fees on various non-profit corporation filings required under law with new fees to be determined by the legislature in annual budget bills. Under the bill, non-profit corporations would not know how much the filing fees would be until an annual appropriations bill was passed with the new amounts. Fees could potentially vary by a considerable amount as the legislature seeks to use fee revenue to pay for state spending. This bill is one of many authorizing fee increases totaling some $125.5 million which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 18, 2003

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one which contains specific fee increases.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 35 to 3 (details)

To increase the annual report fee required of all domestic and foreign non-profit corporations registered in Michigan from $10 to $20. The bill would impose approximately $565,000 in additional costs on non-profit corporations, which would replace general fund support for basic operations at the Department of Consumer and Industry Services and the Bureau of Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation. This bill is one of many authorizing fee increases totaling some $125.5 million which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget.

Received in the House

June 18, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 24, 2003

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 25, 2003

Passed in the House 62 to 46 (details)

To increase the annual report fee required of all domestic and foreign non-profit corporations registered in Michigan from $10 to $20. The bill would impose approximately $565,000 in additional costs on non-profit corporations, which would replace general fund support for basic operations at the Department of Consumer and Industry Services and the Bureau of Workers’ and Unemployment Compensation. This bill is one of many authorizing fee increases totaling some $125.5 million which Gov. Jennifer Granholm proposed to close a gap between state spending and expected revenue in the Fiscal Year 2003-2004 budget.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

July 24, 2003