2025 House Bill 5440

Individual income tax: checkoff; homeless advocacy fund; create checkoff option.

A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” by amending section 435 (MCL 206.435), as amended by 2018 PA 258.

Official record

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House Bills 5439 and 5440 support efforts to end homelessness in Michigan by establishing a dedicated fund within the Department of Treasury to finance the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness and by updating income tax refund contribution options to create a Homeless Advocacy Fund while maintaining existing eligibility, processing, and legislative oversight requirements, contingent on related legislative enactment.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 23, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Emily Dievendorf (D-77) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Kara Hope (D-74), Brenda Carter (D-53), Natalie Price (D-6), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Helena Scott (D-8), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Julie Brixie (D-73), Jasper Martus (D-69), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Regina Weiss (D-5), Jason Morgan (D-23), Jason Hoskins (D-18) and Kelly Breen (D-21)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations