HB 4466 Summary

• Adds installation, replacement, or repair of alternative energy systems (up to 150 kilowatts with annual output not exceeding consumption) to the list of normal maintenance repairs excluded from property assessment increases for residential property.

• Defines "alternative energy system" by reference to the Michigan Next Energy Authority Act (2002 PA 593, MCL 207.822), allowing solar panels and similar renewable energy installations to be treated as maintenance rather than improvements.

• Ensures assessors cannot increase property tax assessments based on the added value from residential alternative energy systems, without regard to system ownership.

• Makes conforming changes to cross-references in section 34d related to the expanded definition of normal repairs in section 27(2).