HOUSE BILL No. 5488

 

February 5, 2004, Introduced by Reps. Meyer, Stahl, LaJoy, Vander Veen, Nitz and Ehardt and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "General sales tax act,"                                                    

                                                                                

    (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4bb.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4bb.  Beginning August 1, 2006, a person subject to the                

                                                                                

2   tax under this act may exclude from the gross proceeds used for             

                                                                                

3   the computation of the tax the sale of a textbook required for              

                                                                                

4   taking a course for credit at an accredited institution of higher           

                                                                                

5   education.  As used in this section, "institution of higher                 

                                                                                

6   education" means a college or university described in section 4,            

                                                                                

7   5, or 6 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963 or a              

                                                                                

8   junior college or community college established pursuant to                 

                                                                                

9   section 7 of article VIII of the state constitution of 1963.