2005 House Bill 4065 / Public Act 23

Revise erroneous property tax procedures

Introduced in the House

Jan. 27, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To require a local government or county to correct the property tax bill of the owner of a parcel that was incorrectly identified as having transferred ownership, and therefore had been subject to the property tax “pop up,” in which the property tax assessment jumps from a capped “taxable value” to the current (and higher) state equalized value (market value).

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

March 9, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

March 22, 2005

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

March 23, 2005

Amendment offered by Rep. Bruce Caswell (R-58)

To clarify how the bill interacts with another section that deals with other kinds of property tax billing errors.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 109 to 0 (details)

Received in the Senate

March 24, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Finance

April 28, 2005

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

May 4, 2005

Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)

To require a local government or county to correct the property tax bill of the owner of a parcel that was incorrectly identified as having transferred ownership, and therefore had been subject to the property tax “pop up,” in which the property tax assessment jumps from a capped “taxable value” to the current (and higher) state equalized value (market value).

Allowed to become law without signature by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

May 23, 2005