2019 House Bill 4125 / 2020 Public Act 75

Repeal 2018 lame duck legislature income tax earmarks

Introduced in the House

Feb. 5, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Scott VanSingel (R-100)

To repeal earmarks of state income tax revenue authorized by a <A href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2017-HB-4991">2018 law</A> that moved money previously earmarked to the School Aid Fund to instead pay for road repairs and environmental cleanups. That earlier law was passed in December 2018 in expectation of increased revenue from imposing sales tax on internet purchases will increase SAF revenues and mean no net reduction in money available for future school funding, although the rate of increase in SAF revenues would be reduced. See House Bills 4540 to 4543.

Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy

Sept. 18, 2019

Reported without amendment

Refer to the Committee on Appropriations with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

Oct. 16, 2019

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Oct. 29, 2019

Passed in the House 104 to 5 (details)

Received in the Senate

Oct. 30, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 17, 2020

Passed in the Senate 36 to 1 (details)

To repeal earmarks of state income tax revenue authorized by a <a href="https://www.michiganvotes.org/2017-HB-4991">2018 law</a> that moved money previously earmarked to the School Aid Fund to instead pay for road repairs and environmental cleanups. That earlier law was passed in December 2018 in expectation of increased revenue from imposing sales tax on internet purchases will increase SAF revenues and mean no net reduction in money available for future school funding, although the rate of increase in SAF revenues would be reduced. See House Bills 4540 to 4543.

Received in the House

March 17, 2020

Passed in the House 88 to 6 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

April 2, 2020