2004 Senate Bill 955

Tax break for methane digester generators

Introduced in the Senate

Feb. 4, 2004

Introduced by Sen. Cameron Brown (R-16)

To exempt methane digester electric generating systems from personal property tax. These systems are equipment used to generate electricity or heat from biogas, or to store biogas for the future generation of electricity or heat.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Tourism

June 1, 2004

Reported without amendment

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

June 2, 2004

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 3, 2004

Passed in the Senate 30 to 5 (details)

Received in the House

June 3, 2004

Reported without amendment

Sept. 8, 2004

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Sept. 29, 2004

Amendment offered by Rep. Tom Meyer (R-84)

To ease a restriction on offering the subsidy to an individual who has found guilty of criminal environmental law violations.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To make more stringent a restriction on offering the subsidy to an individual who has found guilty of criminal environmental law violations.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 76 to 27 (details)

To exempt methane digester electric generating systems from personal property tax. These systems are equipment used to generate electricity or heat from biogas, or to store biogas for the future generation of electricity or heat.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 30, 2004

Nov. 4, 2004

Amendment offered by Sen. Cameron Brown (R-16)

To make more stringent a restriction on offering the subsidy to an individual who has found guilty of criminal environmental law violations.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill, after adding the Brown amendment.

Received in the House

Nov. 4, 2004

Nov. 9, 2004

Passed in the House 66 to 38 (details)

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

Vetoed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Nov. 19, 2004