ELECTRONIC RECORDS; COUNTY TREASURERS                         H.B. 4730 (S-2):

                                                                                         SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                         REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4730 (Substitute S-2 as reported)

Sponsor:  Representative Julie Calley

House Committee:  Commerce and Tourism

Senate Committee:  Economic and Small Business Development

CONTENT

The bill would amend Public Act 161 of 1895, which requires county treasurers to provide transcripts and records upon request and prescribes the associated fees, to increase the maximum charge per parcel record, from $0.25 to $0.30, with a cap of $2,000 instead of $1,500.

The bill also would eliminate the definition of "qualified data file" and would require county treasurers, if the county treasurer maintained, controlled, or managed the relevant records, to provide electronic records containing any of the following information in the record for each parcel of real property in the county for the current tax year:

-- The taxable value.

-- The State equalized value.

-- The assessed value.

-- Past sale data.

-- Property classification.

-- Property address.

-- Parcel identification number.

-- Owner name and address.

-- Taxpayer name and address.

-- Principal residence status.

-- Other tax equalization data.

-- Special assessments.

-- Total millage rate.

-- Enumerated millage list.

-- Tax bill amount for winter tax bill.

-- Tax bill amount for summer tax bill.

The bill states that nothing in the bill would require a county treasurer to provide any information that was not maintained, controlled, or managed by the county treasurer.

MCL 48.101                                                     Legislative Analyst:  Olivia Ponte

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on the State and an indeterminate fiscal impact on local governments. The bill's provisions would expand the definition of electronic data files of which the county treasurer is required to provide electronic copies upon request and would increase the maximum fee the treasurer could charge for those records. If the maximum fee were less than the additional cost to provide the records, there would be a cost to the county.

Date Completed:  9-27-22                                      Fiscal Analyst:  Ryan Bergan

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.