{"id":6433,"date":"2019-01-17T14:32:39","date_gmt":"2019-01-17T18:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=6433"},"modified":"2019-01-17T14:32:39","modified_gmt":"2019-01-17T18:32:39","slug":"bi-partisan-dark-stores-bills-introduced-in-house-and-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2019\/01\/17\/bi-partisan-dark-stores-bills-introduced-in-house-and-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bi-Partisan Dark Stores Bills Introduced in House and Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 75rem + 2.5rem );margin-left: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.25rem;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.25rem;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.25rem;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.25rem;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>One of the first pieces of legislation submitted this term is a re-introduction of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mml.org\/advocacy\/dark-stores\/\">dark stores big box property valuation fix<\/a> that the Municipal League has been advocating for in recent years.\u00a0 Seeking to address the unfair situation resulting from a precedent-setting Michigan Tax Tribunal decision, the legislation introduced in the House and the Senate would clearly establish guidelines for the Tax Tribunal to consider during commercial property tax appeals and would restrict the use of self-imposed deed restrictions from significantly impacted a property&#8217;s value, for tax purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Four new bills have been introduced with broad bi-partisan support in both the House and the Senate during the first weeks of session.\u00a0 House Bills <a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4025\">4025 (LaFave)<\/a> &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4047\">4047 (Brixie)<\/a> and Senate Bills <a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0026\">26 (McBroom)<\/a> &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0039\">39<\/a>, represent the starting point for discussions that have now begun between the sponsors and stakeholders on this issue.\u00a0Each of the sponsors have expressed passionate support for addressing this issue as soon as possible to avoid further damage to communities around the state.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned\u00a0here for updates on this important issue in the coming weeks and be sure to <strong>contact your State Representatives and Senators and ask for their support<\/strong> of these bills.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chris Hackbarth is the League\u2019s director of state &amp; federal affairs. 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