Bill Text: MI SB0154 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Property tax; exemptions; tax exemption for certain disabled veterans; provide for. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7mm.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-29 - Referred To Committee On Finance [SB0154 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0154-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 154
January 29, 2009, Introduced by Senators ANDERSON, GLEASON, CHERRY, OLSHOVE, KAHN, CLARK-COLEMAN, JACOBS and HUNTER and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled
"The general property tax act,"
(MCL 211.1 to 211.155) by adding section 7mm.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7mm. (1) The governing body of a local tax collecting
unit may adopt a resolution to exempt from the collection of taxes
under this act all property of a qualified disabled veteran.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Federal poverty level" means the poverty guidelines
published annually in the federal register by the United States
department of health and human services under its authority to
revise the poverty line under section 673(2) of subtitle B of title
VI of the omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1981, Public Law 97-
35, 42 USC 9902.
(b) "Qualified disabled veteran" means a veteran with a
service-connected disability with a taxable income less than 2
times the federal poverty level.
(c) "Service-connected disability" means a disability incurred
or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or
air service as described in 38 USC 101(16).
(d) "Taxable income" means that term as defined in section 30
of the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.30.
(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 or
general discharge.
