Bill Text: MI HB5853 | 2011-2012 | 96th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Property tax; exemptions; principal residence exemption for police and fire personnel who reside and work in same county; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7qq.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-12 - Printed Bill Filed 09/12/2012 [HB5853 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2011-HB5853-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5853

 

September 11, 2012, Introduced by Rep. Heise 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 7qq.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 7qq. If the principal residence of a police officer or

 

firefighter is located within the local tax collecting unit that

 

employs that police officer or firefighter, that principal

 

residence is exempt from the collection of all ad valorem taxes

 

under this act. As used in this section, "principal residence"

 

means property exempt as a principal residence under section 7cc.