Today, the Senate passed SB 954, which makes appropriations for EVIP/Statutory Revenue Sharing. The bill appropriates the same amount that the Governor proposed $210 million. It reduced the years for budget projects as part of the dashboard (category 1) to…

This morning the House Local Government committee held testimony on House Bills 5566-5570, bills that amend the Emergency Municipal Loan Act and several other statutes to relax the triggers. It would now allow communities with special assessments whose developers have…

The League's Summer Minnick and Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski testify about the personal property tax issue on April 18, 2012. View additional photos from the hearing and related press conference here on the League's flickr page. LANSING, Michigan - The…

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed HB 5365, the omnibus budget bill for Fiscal Year 2012-13. There were no changes made in the House from what the subcommittee passed regarding EVIP/Statutory Revenue Sharing. So, the bill still contains a $10…

Yesterday, the House Tax Policy Committee took testimony on a bill that would exempt all property (real and personal) owned by any veteran's service organization. The bill, HB 5457 is sponsored by Rep. Heise (R-Plymouth). The League testified in opposition…

If you recall a few weeks ago, the League testified in opposition to SB 972, a bill that would require locals report past due tax amounts on each tax bill.  League staff worked closely with the sponsor’s office, Sen. Hildenbrand,…

The Senate Finance Committee just posted two additional hearings on the Administration's proposal to eliminate portions of the personal property tax. The hearings are set for next Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24th and 25th at 12:30pm in the Boji Tower,…

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to substantially change the 3rd category for EVIP/Statutory Revenue Sharing for the 2012-13 Fiscal Year. Under the change is SB 954, local communities would be able to comply with the third category regarding employee compensation…

This morning, the series of bills that phase out hundreds of millions of dollars currently going to local communities through the personal property tax were introduced. The bills are very similar to what the League has reported and the Governor's…