SENATE BILL NO. 143 January 27, 1999, Introduced by Senators STILLE and ROGERS and referred to the Committee on Finance. A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled "Income tax act of 1967," by amending section 506 (MCL 206.506), as amended by 1996 PA 484. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 Sec. 506. (1) "Eligible serviceperson", "eligible veteran", 2 and "eligible widow or widower" means a serviceperson, veteran, 3 or widow or widower, whose income as defined in this chapter is 4 not more than $7,500.00 per year unless the serviceperson, veter- 5 an, or widow or widower receives compensation paid by the veter- 6 ans administration or the armed forces of the United States for 7 service incurred disabilities and who meets the requirements of 8 the following schedule: 9 01475'99 RJA 2 1 Taxable 2 Value 3 War Person Service in War Disability % Allowance 4 5 Indian Veteran or 3 months, or 1 No$3,500.006 Civil veteran's day with dis- requirement $4,500.00 7 Spanish- widow or charge for serv- 8 American widower ice-connected 9 Mexican disability 10 11 World War I Widow or 3 months, or 1 No$2,500.0012 World War II widower of day with dis- requirement $3,500.00 13 Korean nondisabled charge for serv- 14 or nonpen- ice-connected 15 sioned disability 16 veteran 17 18 All wars or Pensioned Any No$3,500.0019 presidential veteran or requirement $4,500.00 20 executive veteran's 21 order or widow or 22 presidential widower 23 proclamation 24 25 All wars or Veteran with Any 10-50$3,500.0026 presidential service-con- $4,500.00 27 executive nected dis- 28 order or ability or 29 presidential veteran's 30 proclamation widow or 31 widower 32 33 All wars or Veteran with Any 60-70-80$4,000.0034 presidential service-con- $5,000.00 35 executive nected dis- 36 order or ability or 37 presidential veteran's 38 proclamation widow or 39 widower 40 41 All wars or Veteran with Any 90-100$4,500.0042 presidential service-con- $5,500.00 43 executive nected dis- 44 order or ability or 45 presidential veteran's 46 proclamation widow or 47 widower 48 49 All wars or Widow or Any No$4,500.0050 presidential widower of requirement $5,500.00 51 executive veteran dying 01475'99 3 1 order or in service 2 presidential 3 proclamation 4 5 Current Serviceperson Any No$3,500.006 service or requirement $4,500.00 7 serviceperson's 8 widow or 9 widower 10 11 (2) FOR THE 2000 TAX YEAR AND EACH TAX YEAR AFTER THE 2000 12 TAX YEAR, THE TAXABLE VALUE ALLOWANCE AMOUNTS UNDER SUBSECTION 13 (1) SHALL BE ADJUSTED BY INCREASING THE TAXABLE VALUE ALLOWANCE 14 AMOUNTS BY THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER 15 PRICE INDEX FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING CALENDAR YEAR. AS USED 16 IN THIS SUBSECTION, "UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX" MEANS 17 THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS AS 18 DEFINED AND REPORTED BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, 19 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 20 Enacting section 1. Section 506 of the income tax act of 21 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206.506, as amended by this amendatory act 22 is retroactive and takes effect for tax years that begin on or 23 after January 1, 1999. 01475'99 Final page. RJA