Bill Text: MI HB4452 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Property tax; exemptions; principal residence exemption of certain disabled veterans and surviving spouses; exempt. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 7oo.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-25 - Printed Bill Filed 02/25/2009 [HB4452 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2009-HB4452-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 4452

 

February 24, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Agema, Rick Jones, Polidori, Spade, LeBlanc, Sheltrown, Liss, Marleau, Walsh, Moss, Bolger, Opsommer, Wayne Schmidt, Knollenberg, Hansen, DeShazor, Meekhof and Roy Schmidt 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.