Bill Text: MI HB4348 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Property tax; exemptions; principal residence of certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses; exempt. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7oo.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-3)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-19 - Referred To Second Reading [HB4348 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2011-HB4348-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4348
March 1, 2011, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Goike, Rendon, Huuki, Santana, Potvin, Zorn, MacGregor, Walsh, Moss, Damrow, LeBlanc and Meadows and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled
"The general property tax act,"
(MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7oo.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7oo. (1) The principal residence of a qualified disabled
veteran is exempt from the collection of taxes under this act.
(2) A qualified disabled veteran may claim an exemption under
this section by submitting a form prescribed by the department of
treasury to the assessor of the local tax collecting unit in which
the qualified disabled veteran's principal residence is located.
(3) As used in this section:
(a) "Principal residence" means property exempt as provided
under section 7cc.
(b) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a veteran who is
totally and permanently disabled as a result of a service-connected
disability, and his or her surviving spouse.
(c) "Service-connected disability" means a disability incurred
or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval,
marine, coast guard, or air service as described in 38 USC 101(16).
(d) "Totally and permanently disabled" means disability as
defined in section 216 of title II of the social security act, 42
USC 416.
(e) "Veteran" means a person who served in the active
military, naval, marine, coast guard, or air service and who was
discharged or released from his or her service with an honorable
discharge.
