2019 House Bill 5254

Cap and end certain big corporate subsidy payouts

Introduced in the House

Nov. 13, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-53)

To cap the amount of state tax dollars that can be given to a relative handful of large corporations including the Big Three automakers, which were authorized in deals approved in the late 2000s under a since-suspended Michigan Economic Growth Authority program. The bill would limit the hand-outs to $200 million in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2019, and $100 million in the following year. Up to $9 billion in subsidies payable over 20 years were authorized under this government economic development program.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy