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MI HB5991

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/15/2018

Primary Sponsor

Roger Hauck

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Origin

House of Representatives

99th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's General Property Tax Act to clarify that a dock located on real property for access to a lake, river, or other body of water is classified as personal property if detached from the real property and stored on land away from the body of water annually for the winter season.

  • Adds seasonal dock exemption to existing personal property exemptions for householders, including customary furniture, fixtures, provisions, fuel, wearing apparel, and other similar household equipment.

  • Specifies that the dock exemption applies only when the dock meets the criteria of being detached and seasonally stored away from the water body during winter months.

  • Maintains existing restrictions on personal property exemptions, such as property used to produce income, held for speculative investment, or constituting inventory for sale cannot be exempt.

  • Includes conforming language updates to capitalize proper names and references (e.g., "Michigan state university cooperative extension service" to "State University Cooperative Extension Service").

Legislative Description

Property tax; exemptions; seasonal or temporary docks owned and used by a householder; exempt as personal property. Amends sec. 9 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.9).

Property tax: exemptions

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/15/2018

5/16/2018

Committee Referrals

Tax Policy5/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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