2005 House Bill 5109 / Public Act 232

Establish fund for “securitized” tobacco lawsuit revenue

Introduced in the House

Aug. 24, 2005

Introduced by Rep. Rick Baxter (R-64)

To establish a segregated fund to hold receipts from the sale or “securitization” of a portion of the revenue stream from the 1998 tobacco company lawsuit settlement. The revenue stream from the settlement brings in approximately $280 million per year. The bill does not specify how money in the fund would be used, but it may involve some kind of new business subsidy program. The Department of Treasury would control the investment of the money. See House Bill 5047. House Bill 5108 uses some of the interest earned on the proposed fund to offset part of its business tax cuts.

Referred to the Committee on Commerce

Aug. 31, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

Sept. 28, 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

Passed in the House 103 to 1 (details)

To establish a segregated fund to hold receipts from the sale or “securitization” of a portion of the revenue stream from the 1998 tobacco company lawsuit settlement, as required by the business subsidy programs proposed by House Bill 5047. House Bill 5108 uses some of the interest earned on the proposed fund to offset some of the tax revenue "lost" by business tax cuts.

Received in the Senate

Sept. 29, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Reform

Oct. 18, 2005

Reported without amendment

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

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not require that the business tax cuts passed by the House in House Bill 5108 go into effect for this and related business subsidy bills to go into effect.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Oct. 19, 2005

Passed in the Senate 34 to 4 (details)

To establish a segregated fund to hold receipts from the sale or “securitization” of a portion of the revenue stream from the 1998 tobacco company lawsuit settlement, as required by the business subsidy programs proposed by House Bill 5047.

Received in the House

Oct. 19, 2005

Nov. 10, 2005

Substitute offered by Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-90)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that reflects the agreement struck between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican legislative leaders to adopt modest business tax cuts and a scaled-down "21st Century Jobs Fund." See House-passed version for details.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)

To establish the segregated fund for "securitized" tobacco settlement revenue, but in a version that reflects the agreement struck between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Republican legislative leaders to adopt modest business tax cuts and a scaled-down “<a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2005-HB-5047">21st Century Jobs Fund</a>." The latter would be given $400 million of "securitized" tobacco settlement revenue right away, and $75 million per year for eight years from the remaining “unsecuritized” settlement revenue stream. Future legislatures would not be bound by the $75 million per year agreement, however. The tax cut is described under the final votes on <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/RollCall.aspx?ID=176636">Senate Bill 633</a>, and details of the full package by a Senate Fiscal Agency <a href="http://senate.michigan.gov/sfa/Publications/BudUpdates/EconDevProposal2005.pdf">analysis</a> <i>(pdf)</i>.

Received in the Senate

Nov. 10, 2005

Passed in the Senate 35 to 3 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Nov. 21, 2005