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.