Use tax: exemptions; data center exemption; eliminate. Amends sec. 21 of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.111) & repeals sec. 4cc of 1937 PA 94 (MCL 205.94cc).
HB 5397 eliminates a tax exemption for data center equipment under Michigan's Use Tax Act. It repeals Section 4cc, which previously allowed data center businesses to claim an exemption from use tax on equipment purchases. This change means data center operators will now pay the standard use tax on qualifying equipment instead of claiming the exemption. The bill directly affects data center businesses that previously utilized this tax exemption.
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Dec 2025
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Introduced Dec 17, 2025
Last action Dec 18, 2025
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Dec 17, 2025
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referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness
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Dec 17, 2025
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introduced by Representative Rep. James DeSana
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1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
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Jim DeSana
RRepublican
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Carrie Rheingans
DDemocratic
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Dylan Wegela
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Dievendorf
DDemocratic
Co
Erin Byrnes
DDemocratic
Co
Jimmie Wilson
DDemocratic
Co
Josh Schriver
RRepublican
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Laurie Pohutsky
DDemocratic
Co
Matt Longjohn
DDemocratic
Co
Noah Arbit
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon MacDonell
DDemocratic
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