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Tax Policy
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- Meeting date
- 2019-03-13
- Scheduled start
- 2019-03-13 09:00:00.000000
- Documented start
- Not recorded
- Documented end
- 2019-03-13 11:49:00.000000
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Official minutes
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- Actual end
- 2019-03-13 11:49:00.000000
- Actual start
- Not recorded
- Chamber
- house
- Committee id
- committee-126
- Committee name
- Tax Policy
- Evidence text
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON TAX POLICY REP. LYNN AFENDOULIS CHAIR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, March 13, 2019 9:00 AM Room 521, House Office Building The House Standing Committee on Tax Policy was called to order by Chair Afendoulis. The Chair requested attendance be called: Present: Reps. Afendoulis, Lower, Vaupel, Webber, Farrington, S. Johnson, Hall, O'Malley, Yancey, Wittenberg, Ellison, Lasinski, Robinson, Whitsett. Absent/Excused: Rep. Schroeder. Representative Lower moved to adopt the meeting minutes from March 6th, 2019, meeting. There being no objection, the motion prevailed by unanimous consent. The Chair laid HB 4189, HB 4190 and HB 4191 before the committee: HB 4189 (Rep. Sheppard) A bill to amend 2007 PA 36, entitled “Michigan business tax act,” by amending sections 117, 500, and 505 (MCL 208.1117, 208.1500, and 208.1505), section 117 as amended by 2011 PA 292, section 500 as amended by 2016 PA 426, and section 505 as amended by 2011 PA 305, and by adding section 402; and to repeal acts and parts of acts. HB 4190 (Rep. Webber) A bill to amend 1995 PA 24, entitled “Michigan economic growth authority act, “by amending section 8 (MCL 207.808), as amended by 2009 PA 123. HB 4191 (Rep. Coleman) A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,"by amending section 680 (MCL 206.680), as amended by 2012 PA 70. Shawn Merry, Russel Loose, and Greg Burkart, all representing Tenneco, testified in support of HB 4189, HB 4190 and HB 4191. Questions and discussion followed. Steve Bieda and Stewart Binke, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury, testified with a neutral position on HB 4189, HB 4190 and HB 4191. Questions and discussion followed. Shawn Merry, Russel Loose, and Greg Burkart, all representing Tenneco, returned to answer questions. Steve Bieda and Stewart Binke, representing the Michigan Department of Treasury, returned to answer questions. Representative Sheppard testified in support of HB 4189, HB 4190 and HB 4191. Questions and discussion followed. Charlotte Jameson, representing the Michigan Environmental Council, testified in opposition to HB 4189, HB 4190 and HB 4191. Mike Kowall, representing Oakland County, submitted a card in support of the bills, but did not wish to speak. At 11:41 AM, the Chair laid the committee at ease. At 11:48 AM, the Chair called the committee back to order. Representative Lower moved to excuse absent members from the meeting. Without objection Rep. Schroeder was excused from the meeting. There being no further business before the committee, the Chair adjourned the meeting at 11:49 AM. Representative Lynn Afendoulis, Chair Taylor Thrush Committee Clerk tthrush@house.mi.gov
- Location
- Room 521, House Office Building
- Media count
- 1
- Meeting date
- 2019-03-13
- Meeting id
- meeting-1940
- Meeting state
- held
- Minutes url
- Open official source ↗
- Quorum state
- quorum not determined
- Scheduled start
- 2019-03-13 09:00:00.000000
- Session name
- 2019-2020
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Michigan Legislative Activity and Evidence Dataset, release 2026-07-28.3, “Tax Policy,” /meetings/meeting-1940.
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