Bill Text: MI HB5295 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Property tax; millage; combining millages into a single ballot proposal; prohibit. Amends sec. 24f of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.24f).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-19 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 12/19/2019 [HB5295 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5295-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5295
December 11, 2019, Introduced by Rep.
Hornberger and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Municipal
Finance.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled
"The general property tax act,"
by amending section 24f (MCL 211.24f), as amended by 2000 PA 244.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 24f. (1) If a taxing unit submits a proposal on
the question of authorizing the issuance of bonds, imposing a new millage, or
increasing or renewing an existing millage, except an ad valorem special
assessment millage for police or fire protection under 1951 PA 33, MCL 41.801
to 41.813, the ballot shall must fully disclose each local unit of
government to which the revenue from that millage will be disbursed. As used in
this subsection:
(a) "Local unit of
government" means a county, city, village, township, school district,
intermediate school district, community college district, public library, or
local authority created under state law.
(b) "Public library"
means that term as defined in section 2 of the state aid to public libraries
act, 1977 PA 89, MCL 397.552.
(2) In addition to the
requirement set forth in subsection (1) and any other requirement provided by
law, when submitting a proposal on the question of authorizing a millage rate
to be levied under this act, the ballot shall must state
all of the following:
(a) The millage rate to
be authorized.
(b) The estimated amount
of revenue that will be collected in the first year that the millage is
authorized and levied.
(c) The duration of the
millage in years.
(d) A clear statement of
the purpose for the millage.
(e) A clear statement
indicating whether the proposed millage is a renewal of a previously authorized
millage or the authorization of a new additional millage.
(3) In addition to any
other requirement provided by law, when submitting a proposal to authorize the
issuance of bonds, the ballot shall must state all of the following:
(a) The principal amount
to be borrowed.
(b) The maximum number of
years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding.
(c) A clear statement of
the purpose for which the proceeds of the bonds will be used.
(d) For bonds other than
bonds that are intended to be paid from a separate revenue source or from taxes
levied in less than the entire taxing unit, the estimated millage that will be
levied for the proposed bonds in the first year that the levy is authorized and
the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire the
debt. Inaccuracies in the estimates provided under this subdivision shall do not affect the validity of the bonds,
the general obligation unlimited tax status requiring the levy of taxes
sufficient to pay the bonds, or the results of an election.
(e) For bonds that are
intended to be paid from a separate revenue source or from taxes levied in less
than the entire taxing unit, the primary source of the revenue that is intended
to be used to retire the bonds.
(4) A taxing unit shall
hold not more than 2 elections in a calendar year concerning the authorization
of a millage rate greater than the product of the immediately preceding year's
reduced maximum authorized rate or rates as defined in section 34d(16) 34d multiplied by the current year's
millage reduction fraction, regardless of the number of questions presented at
the election.
(5) A taxing unit that
levies a millage under this
act shall not submit a single question to the electors of the taxing unit
requesting both the renewal of voter authorized millage and the authorization
of new additional millage if the additional millage is greater than 0.5 mill.
If authorization to levy a millage
has expired and the taxing unit submits to the electors the authorization of a millage greater than the number of
expired mills reduced pursuant to the millage reduction in section 34d(11), 34d(7), and if the additional millage is
greater than 0.5 mill, the taxing unit shall submit 1 question for
authorization of the number of expired mills reduced pursuant to the millage
reduction in section 34d(11) 34d(7) and 1 or more additional questions
for the authorization of the millage
in excess of that amount.
(6) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5), a taxing unit that levies millage under this act shall not submit in a single question or ballot proposal to the electors of the taxing unit a request for either of the following:
(a) More than 1 millage renewal or authorization.
(b) A single millage renewal or authorization that combines millages for 2 or more dedicated purposes.
