Act No. 81

Public Acts of 2014

Approved by the Governor

March 28, 2014

Filed with the Secretary of State

March 28, 2014

EFFECTIVE DATE: Pending

STATE OF MICHIGAN

97TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2014

Introduced by Senators Robertson, Brandenburg, Proos, Pappageorge, Jansen, Warren and Moolenaar

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 825

AN ACT to amend 2012 PA 408, entitled “An act to amend 1937 PA 94, entitled “An act to provide for the levy, assessment, and collection of a specific excise tax on the storage, use, or consumption in this state of tangible personal property and certain services; to appropriate the proceeds of that tax; to prescribe penalties; and to make appropriations,” by amending sections 3, 19, and 21 (MCL 205.93, 205.109, and 205.111), section 3 as amended by 2007 PA 103, section 19 as added by 2004 PA 172, and section 21 as amended by 2010 PA 37, and by adding sections 2c and 10a,” by amending enacting sections 1 and 2.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act, 2012 PA 408, does not take effect unless approved by a majority of the qualified electors of this state voting on the question at an election. If Senate Bill No. 822 of the 97th Legislature is enacted and submitted to the qualified electors of this state at the August regular election date in 2014, this amendatory act, 2012 PA 408, shall not be submitted to the qualified electors of this state. If Senate Bill No. 822 of the 97th Legislature is not enacted and not submitted to the qualified electors of this state at the August regular election date in 2014, this amendatory act, 2012 PA 408, shall be submitted to the qualified electors of this state at that election as provided by the Michigan election law, 1954 PA 116, MCL 168.1 to 168.992. When submitted to the qualified electors of this state, this amendatory act, 2012 PA 408, shall be presented with the following question:

“APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF 2012 PA 408, AN AMENDATORY ACT DEDICATING A PORTION OF USE TAX REVENUE TO BENEFIT METROPOLITAN AREAS THROUGHOUT THIS STATE

2012 PA 408 would:

1. Dedicate a portion of the existing state use tax as a local tax levied by a new metropolitan areas authority.

2. Distribute revenue from that local tax throughout the state for local purposes, including police and fire protection.

3. Increase that portion of the state use tax currently dedicated for aid to schools.

4. Prohibit the total use tax rate from exceeding the constitutional limit of 6%.

Should this amendatory act be approved?

YES [ ]

NO [ ]”.

Enacting section 2. If approved by the qualified electors of this state as provided in enacting section 1, this amendatory act takes effect January 1, 2015.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor