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Tax Policy
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- Meeting date
- 2021-05-26
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-26 10:30:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2021-05-26 11:24:00.000000
- Location
- Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2021-05-26 11:24:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-93
- Committee name
- Tax Policy
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TAX POLICY REP. MATT HALL CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, May 26, 2021 10:30 AM Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building The House Committee on Tax Policy was called to order by Chair Hall. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Hall, Tisdel, Calley, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Meerman, O'Malley, Beeler, Outman, Yancey, Ellison, Brixie, Kuppa, Neeley, Cavanagh. Absent: None. Excused: None. The Chair laid HB 4779 before the committee: HB 4779 (Rep. Beeler) 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. Representative Beeler, testified in support of HB 4779. Questions and discussion followed. Paul Connors, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury, testified with no position on HB 4779. Christen Polo and Emily Lizzio, representing Project Rosie, testified in support of HB 4779. Questions and discussion followed. The following people submitted a card in support of HB 4779, but did not wish to speak: Genevieve Marrion, representing the Right to Life Michigan. Phoebe VanHeyningen. Tom Hickson, representing the Michigan Catholic Conference. The following people submitted a card in opposition to HB 4779, but did not wish to speak: Merissa Kovach, representing the American Civil Liberties Union. Amanda West, representing Planned Parenthood of Michigan. Emily Schwarzkopf, representing the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The Chair laid HB 4817, HB 4818, HB 4820 and SB 248 before the committee: HB 4817 (Rep. Yancey) A bill to amend 1993 PA 327, entitled "Tobacco products tax act," by amending section 12 (MCL 205.432), as amended by 2018 PA 639. HB 4818 (Rep. Ellison) A bill to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled "Use tax act," by amending section 21 (MCL 205.111), as amended by 2020 PA 30. HB 4820 (Rep. Outman) A bill to amend 1986 PA 316, entitled "Michigan education trust act," by amending section 4 (MCL 390.1424). SB 248 (Sen. Runestad) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," by amending sections 325, 687, and 701 (MCL 206.325, 206.687, and 206.701), section 325 as amended and section 687 as added by 2011 PA 38 and section 701 as amended by 2011 PA 311, and by adding chapter 18. Representative Tisdel moved to report out SB 248 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hall, Tisdel, Calley, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Meerman, O'Malley, Beeler, Outman, Yancey, Ellison, Brixie, Kuppa, Neeley, Cavanagh. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Yancey moved to report out HB 4817 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hall, Tisdel, Calley, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Meerman, O'Malley, Beeler, Outman, Yancey, Ellison, Brixie, Kuppa, Neeley, Cavanagh. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Ellison moved to report out HB 4818 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hall, Tisdel, Calley, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Meerman, O'Malley, Beeler, Outman, Yancey, Ellison, Brixie, Kuppa, Neeley, Cavanagh. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Outman moved to report out HB 4820 with recommendation. The motion prevailed 15-0-0: FAVORABLE ROLL CALL Yeas: Reps. Hall, Tisdel, Calley, Farrington, Steven Johnson, Meerman, O'Malley, Beeler, Outman, Yancey, Ellison, Brixie, Kuppa, Neeley, Cavanagh. Nays: None. Pass: None. Representative Tisdel moved to adopt the meeting minutes from May 12, 2021. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid SB 378 before the committee: SB 378 (Sen. Runestad) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," (MCL 206.1 to 206.713) by adding section 254. Krista Vincent, representing Senator Runestad, testified in support of SB 378. Questions and discussion followed. Jessica Mathiak, testified in support of SB 378. The following people submitted a card in support of SB 378, but did not wish to speak: Dan Jarvis, representing the Michigan Family Forum. There being no further business before the committee, Rep. Matt Hall adjourned the meeting at 11:24 AM. Representative Matt Hall, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 352, House Appropriations, State Capitol Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2021-05-26
- Meeting id
- meeting-1380
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2021-05-26 10:30:00.000000
- Session name
- 2021-2022
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Tax Policy,” /meetings/meeting-1380.
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