2025 House Bill 5397

Use tax: exemptions; data center exemption; eliminate.

A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “Use tax act,” by amending section 21 (MCL 205.111), as amended by 2025 PA 19; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

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House Bills 5396–5398 amend Michigan’s sales, use, and property tax laws to repeal the data center equipment tax exemption, adjust revenue allocations to bolster the School Aid Fund while maintaining distributions to local governments and other priorities, and clarify property tax exemption rules for renaissance zone properties, including special provisions for large data centers, contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 17, 2025

Introduced by Rep. James DeSana (R-29) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Dylan Wegela (D-26), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Noah Arbit (D-20), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Matt Longjohn (D-40) and Josh Schriver (R-66)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness