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Michigan Use Tax for Metropolitan Areas, Public Act 408 (August 2014)

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The Michigan Use Tax for Metropolitan Areas, Public Act 408 was not on the August 5, 2014 ballot in Michigan as a legislatively referred state statute. The measure would have dedicated a portion of the state's use tax revenue to benefit metropolitan areas throughout Michigan.[1]

Public Act 408 was superseded by Proposal 1. Proposal 1 appeared on the ballot instead of PA 408.

Text of measure

The proposed ballot text read as follows:

“ APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THE AMENDATORY ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF USE TAX REVENUE TO BENEFIT METROPOLITAN AREAS THROUGHOUT THIS STATE


The amendatory act adopted by the Legislature would:

1. Dedicate a portion of the existing state use tax as a local tax levied by a new metropolitan areas authority.
2. Distribute revenue from that local tax throughout the state for local purposes, including police and fire protection.
3. Increase that portion of the state use tax currently dedicated for aid to schools.
4. Prohibit the total use tax rate from exceeding the constitutional limit of 6%.
Should this amendatory act be approved?
YES [  ]
NO [  ] [2]

”
—Michigan Legislature, Enrolled House Bill No. 6026

[3]

Support

The bill was sponsored in the legislature by State Representative Judson Gilbert (R-81).[3]

Path to the ballot

See also: Legislatively-referred state statutes in Michigan

A simple legislative majority was needed to refer a statute to the ballot. Public Act 408 was approved by the Michigan House of Representatives on December 13, 2012. Public Act 408 was approved by the Michigan Senate on December 12, 2012.[4]

Senate vote

December 12, 2012 Senate vote

Michigan PA 408 Senate Vote
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 23 62.16%
No1437.84%

House vote

December 13, 2012 House vote

Michigan PA 408 Senate Vote
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 56 51.38%
No5348.62%

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Michigan Department of State, “State of Michigan Statewide Ballot Proposal Status”, December 4, 2013
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Michigan Legislature, “Enrolled House Bill No. 6026”," accessed January 16, 2014
  4. ↑ Michigan Legislature, "House Bill 6026 (2012)," accessed January 16, 2014
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