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MI HB4095
Bill
Status
1/22/2009
Primary Sponsor
Richard LeBlanc
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AI Summary
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Requires ballots for millage and bond proposals to fully disclose which local units of government will receive the revenue, including counties, cities, villages, townships, school districts, colleges, libraries, and local authorities.
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Prohibits taxing units from submitting millage renewal proposals if the millage will expire more than 18 months after the election date.
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Requires millage ballots to state the millage rate, estimated first-year revenue, duration in years, purpose, and whether it is a renewal or new additional millage.
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Requires bond ballots to state the principal amount, maximum years outstanding, purpose, and estimated millage rates needed to retire the debt (with a note that estimate inaccuracies do not affect bond validity).
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Limits taxing units to no more than 2 elections per calendar year for millage authorizations exceeding the prior year's reduced maximum rate, and prohibits combining renewal and new additional millage questions if the new amount exceeds 0.5 mill.
Legislative Description
Property tax; millage; millage renewal request; restrict time period during which question may be presented. Amends sec. 24f of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.24f).
Property tax, millage
Last Action
Reassign To Committee On Intergovernmental And Regional Affairs 02/04/2009
2/4/2009