MI SB0435

Changes the index used to calculate annual adjustments for home heating credit maximum costs from the "all urban Detroit Consumer Price Index for fuels and other utilities" to the "United States Consumer Price Index for household energy"

Changes the index used to adjust maximum total household resources thresholds from the "all urban Detroit Consumer Price Index for all items" to the "United States Consumer Price Index for all items"

Defines "United States Consumer Price Index" as the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers as reported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Makes technical and grammatical updates throughout the section, including replacing gendered language ("his or her") with gender-neutral terms ("the claimant's")

Maintains all existing credit amounts, eligibility requirements, and program structures for the home heating credit while only changing the inflation measurement baseline