HB-4999, As Passed Senate, October 12, 2017HB-4999, As Passed House, October 5, 2017
HB-4999, As Passed House, October 5, 2017
September 20, 2017, Introduced by Reps. VerHeulen, Lower, Kelly, Leutheuser, Lilly, Bellino, Webber, Marino, Glenn, Noble, VanderWall, Tedder, Kahle, Cole, Lucido, Hughes, Calley, Frederick, Vaupel, Neeley, Griffin, Victory, VanSingel, Brann, Wentworth, Liberati, Chirkun, Faris, Inman, Afendoulis and Kosowski and referred to the Committee on Michigan Competitiveness.
A bill to prohibit local units of government from imposing an
excise tax on the manufacture, distribution, or sale of food.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Food" means that term as defined in section 1107 of the
food law, 2000 PA 92, MCL 289.1107.
(b) "Local unit of government" means any local government or
its subdivision, including, but not limited to, a city, village,
township, county, or educational institution; a local public
authority, agency, board, commission, or other local governmental,
quasi-governmental, or quasi-public body; or a public body that
acts or purports to act in a commercial, business, economic
development, or similar capacity for a local government or its
subdivision.
House Bill No. 4999 as amended October 5, 2017
[Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of
this
state, a local unit of government shall not do either of the following:
(a) Impose an excise tax on the manufacture, distribution,
wholesale sale, or retail sale of food for immediate consumption or
nonimmediate consumption.
(b) Enact, enforce, or administer any ordinance, regulation,
resolution, policy, rule, or directive imposing a tax or fee on the
manufacture, distribution, wholesale sale, or retail sale of food for
immediate consumption or nonimmediate consumption.]