SB 613 creates a grant program to help local law enforcement agencies improve their violent crime clearance rates. The bill provides funding for agencies to hire and train staff focused on violent crime investigations, upgrade forensic equipment, and enhance record systems. Agencies receiving grants must report annually on how funds were used, clearance rates by crime type, and staffing changes. The program is administered by the Michigan State Police, with a dedicated fund financed through state appropriations. This directly affects municipal police departments and county sheriff's offices across Michigan.
HB 4886 amends the Use Tax Act (MCL 205.92b) to clarify that a "prescription" for hearing aids includes orders from licensed hearing aid dealers or salespersons. This directly affects licensed hearing aid dealers by allowing them to issue prescriptions under tax law, aligning their authority with medical professionals for tax purposes. The change specifically updates the definition of "prescription" in section 2b to include orders from hearing aid dealers licensed under Michigan's occupational code. This is a technical adjustment to the tax code's definitions, not a new tax or benefit.
HB 5099 modifies how funds in Michigan's convention facility development fund are distributed. It directs specific annual payments to metropolitan authorities operating convention facilities (including $7 million for 2020-2021 due to COVID-19 impacts), establishes a formula for distributing liquor tax revenue to counties based on convention hotel presence, and allocates up to $4 million for one-time grants to publicly owned convention centers negatively affected by the pandemic. The bill also specifies funding for street railway operations and sets reporting requirements for grant recipients. These changes affect convention facilities, local governments, and tourism-related infrastructure funded through this dedicated tax revenue stream.
HB 5101 modifies Michigan's Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act to streamline funding for cleaning up and redeveloping contaminated properties. It updates definitions (like "blighted property" to include tax-reverted land and land bank properties) and creates a new "construction period tax capture" mechanism. This mechanism calculates income tax revenues from wages paid to workers during construction on eligible brownfield sites, directing those funds toward redevelopment costs. The bill directly affects municipalities, developers, and land banks managing brownfield sites by clarifying how tax revenues from new projects can be used to support cleanup and development. It aims to make the redevelopment process more efficient without changing the core purpose of the original law.
This resolution urges Congress and the President to permanently extend the Affordable Care Act's Enhanced Premium Tax Credit, which helps low- and middle-income individuals and families afford health insurance premiums through the federal marketplace. It directly affects approximately 21.8 million Americans (including 484,000 Michigan residents) who currently benefit from the credit, which caps premium costs as a percentage of household income. The resolution emphasizes that without permanent extension, millions could face higher costs, risking coverage losses and reduced access to care - particularly for working families, seniors not yet on Medicare, and those with chronic conditions. As a procedural resolution (not a law), it does not change policy but formally requests federal action to maintain this existing affordability mechanism.
HB 4375 amends Michigan's Use Tax Act to limit the tax credit for trade-in value when purchasing new vehicles. It caps the deductible trade-in value at $5,000 for motor vehicles or recreational vehicles (previously $2,000, increased annually until 2018). This change directly affects vehicle buyers and dealers in transactions involving trade-ins, as it reduces the amount that can be offset against the purchase price for tax calculation purposes. The bill updates Section 2(f)(xii) of the Use Tax Act to reflect this $5,000 maximum. The change became effective immediately after the bill passed the Michigan House on October 23, 2025.
SB 649 amends Michigan's State Convention Facility Development Act to eliminate the Michigan Strategic Fund as a recipient of convention fund distributions. It removes a specific provision that previously allocated up to $4 million (for fiscal year 2021) to the Michigan Strategic Fund for pandemic-impacted convention centers. The bill maintains other distribution mechanisms, including annual payments to metropolitan authorities for convention facility operations and county allocations based on liquor tax collections. These changes directly affect convention centers, local governments, and metropolitan authorities managing convention facilities. The amendment reflects updated funding priorities for the convention facility development fund.
HB 5168 exempts use tax on tangible personal property (like equipment or materials) that becomes a structural or integral part of qualifying large agricultural processing facility projects in Michigan. It directly affects agricultural businesses and contractors working on projects requiring at least $100 million in capital investment for construction, expansion, or retooling of facilities that process livestock, crops, or plant products (excluding forest products). The exemption applies only to property permanently affixed to the facility or its infrastructure, not to general use. This amendment modifies Michigan’s Use Tax Act to provide tax relief for significant agricultural infrastructure investments.
HB 5175 requires that for new highway construction or full bridge reconstruction starting January 2026, contractors must provide a 10-year maintenance contract covering design, building, operation, and upkeep of the project. This applies to state and local road agencies, making contractors responsible for repairs (like potholes or snow removal) for a decade or until the first major preventative maintenance, whichever comes later. The bill specifies that contractors aren’t liable for disaster damage (e.g., floods or storms), and annual payments must remain at least 10% of peak annual payments. It directly affects road construction projects, contractors, and taxpayers by shifting long-term maintenance responsibility to private entities.
SB 677 amends Michigan's Lawful Internet Gaming Act to remove a provision that directed 10% of internet gaming operator fees to the Michigan Strategic Fund. This change directly affects online gambling operators who pay these fees, as the allocated funds will no longer go to the Strategic Fund. The bill modifies Section 15a of the 2019 gaming law, eliminating the specific reference to the Strategic Fund in payment allocations. The amendment is contingent on another bill (SB 631) being enacted, but the core change is the removal of the Strategic Fund allocation from gaming revenue distribution.
