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This afternoon the Senate Energy & Technology committee held testimony on SB 1084, a bill that creates an exeption to governmental immunity for a municipal corporation with respect to its obligations under the MISS-DIG Act. The bill redefines “proprietary function” as an exception to governmental immunity and specifically defines acts...

This Wednesday, the House Tax Policy Committee is taking up HBs 4860 and 4861. HB 4860 increases penalties for failure to notify the assessing office of a transfer of ownership. The League is in support of this bill. HB 4861 would establish that a supplemental tax bill is not issued...

This morning the House Energy & Technology Committee heard testimony on HB 5342, a bill that would inhibit local colocation on State Police communication towers. The latest substitute before the committee was the (H-4) version available here: HB 5342_h4.pdf (18.36 kb) This legislation seeks to open State Police communication towers...

Last week, the Department of Treasury put out information regarding the new law, PA 114 of 2012, which makes changes to the Principal Residence Exemption. The law was SB 349 and it creates an addition filing deadline and creates a conditional rescission for “foreclosure entities.” The League opposed the bill as...

LANSING, Michigan – The Michigan Senate has listed the eight-bill package to repeal a significant portion of the personal property tax (SBs 1065-1072) on their agenda this week as tentative. There are many discussions that have been taking place over the last week, regarding issues with the bill. It is...

Last week, the House of Representatives passed HB 5340, sponsored by Rep. Gilbert (R – Algonac). The bill would increase the interest rate paid on properties from Tax Tribunal judgments. The new interest rate from July 1, 2012 forward would be the adjusted prime rate plus 2 percent. The League opposes...

Last week, the House Tax Policy Committee passed HB 5457, sponsored by Rep. Heise (R – Plymouth), a bill which, in is original form, would exempt all property (real and personal) owned by any veteran’s service organization. However, the bill was amended in commitee to say that those parcels are not...

On Tuesday morning the House Energy & Technology Committee will be taking up HB 5342, a bill that would open state police communications towers to colocation for broadband expansion. As introduced this legislation would allow both public and private entities to colocate for the purpose of broadband expansion; however, a...

On Tuesday, May 8 the Senate Energy & Technology Committee is holding a hearing on Senate Bill 1084, a bill that would create an exception for governmental immunity for a municipal corporation with respect to its obligations under the MISS-DIG Act. The bill redefines “proprietary function” as an exception to...

Yesterday the House passed HBs 4834, 4851, 4853 and 4856, bills that tighten up some provisions in the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA). HB 4834 would require photos on a patient’s registration card. This was a comment change requested by law enforcement. It also increases the license renewal from one-year...