2026 House Bill 5858

Economic development: plant rehabilitation; HOPE zone exemption; provide for.

A bill to amend 1974 PA 198, entitled “An act to provide for the establishment of plant rehabilitation districts and industrial development districts in local governmental units; to provide for the exemption from certain taxes; to levy and collect a specific tax upon the owners of certain facilities; to impose and provide for the disposition of an administrative fee; to provide for the disposition of the tax; to provide for the obtaining and transferring of an exemption certificate and to prescribe the contents of those certificates; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state tax commission and certain officers of local governmental units; and to provide penalties,” by amending section 11 (MCL 207.561), as amended by 2007 PA 195.

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Kimberly Edwards (D-12) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Stephanie Young (D-16), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Regina Weiss (D-5), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Helena Scott (D-8), Matt Longjohn (D-40) and Jennifer Conlin (D-48)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations