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MI HB5889

Bill

Status

Passed

12/31/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dan Lauwers

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Origin

House of Representatives

98th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Adds grain drying equipment and fuel/energy powering that equipment to agricultural sales tax exemptions for farming operations.

  • Extends exemption to tangible personal property affixed to portable grain bins or grain drying equipment used in agricultural operations.

  • Permits sales of agricultural land tile, subsurface irrigation pipe, portable grain bins, and grain drying equipment to construction contractors when affixed to real estate for exempt agricultural purposes.

  • Clarifies that machinery capable of simultaneously harvesting grain/crops and biomass qualifies for the existing agricultural exemption.

  • Defines "biomass" as crop residue or agricultural crops grown specifically for energy production.

Legislative Description

Sales tax; exemptions; exemption for certain agricultural equipment; clarify. Amends sec. 4a of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54a).

Sales tax: exemptions

Last Action

Assigned Pa 431'16

12/31/2016

Committee Referrals

Agriculture9/15/2016

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