HOUSE BILL No. 4497

 

March 15, 2005, Introduced by Rep. Green and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

 

"Income tax act of 1967,"

 

(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 441.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 441. (1) A taxpayer may designate on his or her annual

 

return that a contribution of $3.00 or more of his or her refund be

 

contributed to the fund for uninsured patients with grave

 

illnesses. If a taxpayer's refund is not sufficient to make a

 

contribution under this section, the taxpayer may designate a

 

contribution amount and that contribution amount shall be added to

 

the taxpayer's tax liability for the tax year.

 

     (2) The contribution designation authorized in this section

 

shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of all


 

state individual income tax return forms, if practicable.

 

     (3) Notwithstanding the other allocations and disbursements

 

required by this act, an amount equal to the cumulative

 

designations made under this section, less the amount appropriated

 

to the department of treasury for the purpose of implementing this

 

section, shall be deposited in the fund for uninsured patients with

 

grave illnesses and shall be appropriated solely for the purposes

 

of the fund.

 

     Enacting section 1.  This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 4498(request no.

 

00284'05 a) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.