MI HB6233

Requires state income tax returns beginning in 2025 tax year to include a health care coverage checkoff box allowing taxpayers to indicate if they or their spouse are uninsured at time of filing.

Creates a separate checkoff box authorizing the department to share insurance-relevant information from tax returns with the department of insurance and financial services, the department of health and human services, and the health insurance exchange to determine eligibility for insurance affordability programs or qualified health plans.

Defines insurance affordability programs to include Medicaid, Medicare, MIChild, children's special health care services program, premium tax credits under federal law, and cost-sharing reductions.

Requires instruction booklets accompanying tax returns to include clear language describing effects of disclosing health insurance status and purposes for which disclosed information may be used, developed in consultation with relevant state departments.

Makes bill effective only upon enactment of both Senate Bill No. 633 and either Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 6232 in the 102nd Legislature.