2019 House Bill 4465 / Public Act 118

Give tax breaks for “alternative energy” installations

Introduced in the House

April 16, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Yousef Rabhi (D-53)

To exclude from property tax the value of “alternative energy systems” worth up to $80,000 that “offset all or a portion of the commercial or industrial energy” used on the property, and which produce less than 150 kilowatts of electricity.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

April 24, 2019

Reported without amendment

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

June 19, 2019

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

June 20, 2019

Passed in the House 107 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

Aug. 20, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Finance

Oct. 17, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the bill pass.

Oct. 29, 2019

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To exclude from property tax the value of “alternative energy systems” worth up to $80,000 that “offset all or a portion of the commercial or industrial energy” used on the property, and which produce less than 150 kilowatts of electricity.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 14, 2019