2019 House Bill 4993

Authorize charitable contribution income tax credits

Introduced in the House

Sept. 18, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Ryan Berman (R-39)

To authorize an income tax credit of $100, $200 for couples, and up to $5,000 for a trust or estate, for gifts to community foundations.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Sept. 3, 2020

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Government Operations with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations

Sept. 9, 2020

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Sept. 15, 2020

Amendment offered by Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-53)

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 5254, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 5254 would cap the amount of state tax dollars that can be given to a relative handful of large corporations including the Big Three automakers, which were authorized in deals approved in the late 2000s under a since-suspended Michigan Economic Growth Authority program. The bill would limit the hand-outs to $200 million in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, 2019, and $100 million in the following year.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Christine Greig (D-37)

To eliminate a provision requiring a "community foundation" to have at least $1 million in assets to be eligible for the proposed tax-exempt gifts.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Sept. 22, 2020

Passed in the House 74 to 31 (details)

To authorize an income tax credit of $100, $200 for couples, and up to $5,000 for a trust or estate, for gifts to community foundation.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 23, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Finance