2023 Senate Bill 176 / Public Act 150

Property tax: exemptions; filing requirements for disabled veteran exemption and provisions concerning eligibility of surviving spouses; modify.

An act to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled “An act to provide for the assessment of rights and interests, including leasehold interests, in property and the levy and collection of taxes on property, and for the collection of taxes levied; making those taxes a lien on the property taxed, establishing and continuing the lien, providing for the sale or forfeiture and conveyance of property delinquent for taxes, and for the inspection and disposition of lands bid off to the state and not redeemed or purchased; to provide for the establishment of a delinquent tax revolving fund and the borrowing of money by counties and the issuance of notes; to define and limit the jurisdiction of the courts in proceedings in connection with property delinquent for taxes; to limit the time within which actions may be brought; to prescribe certain limitations with respect to rates of taxation; to prescribe certain powers and duties of certain officers, departments, agencies, and political subdivisions of this state; to provide for certain reimbursements of certain expenses incurred by units of local government; to provide penalties for the violation of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 7b (MCL 211.7b), as amended by 2013 PA 161.

Introduced in the Senate

March 14, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Sylvia Santana (D-2)

Referred to the Committee on Finance, Insurance, and Consumer Protection

June 20, 2023

Reported with substitute S-3

June 21, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

June 28, 2023

Reported with substitute S-3

Substitute S-3 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Received in the House

June 28, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

July 18, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security

Sept. 19, 2023

Reported with amendment

1. Amend page 2, line 15, after “The” by striking out “county treasurer shall cancel”.

2. Amend page 2, line 16, after “act” by inserting “shall be canceled”.

Sept. 27, 2023

Amendment concurred in by voice vote

Sept. 28, 2023

Passed in the House 103 to 5 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 3, 2023

Amendment concurred in 38 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Oct. 19, 2023