2025 House Bill 4788

Taxation: specific tax; specific tax on certain utility personal property; provide for.

A bill to provide for the exemption of certain property from certain taxes; to levy and collect a specific tax on the owners of certain property; to provide for the disposition of the tax; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities; and to provide penalties.

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House Bill No. 4787 and 4788 exempts qualified replacement electric distribution infrastructure from property taxes, subjecting it instead to a specific tax and annual reporting requirements, to encourage modernization and improved reliability of Michigan's electric grid while ensuring continued local government revenue.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 21, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Rachelle Smit (R-43) and three co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Joseph Pavlov (R-64), David Prestin (R-108) and Doug Wozniak (R-59)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations