March 1, 2018, Introduced by Senator YOUNG and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to provide for the levy, collection, and administration
of an excise tax on the admission charge to an entertainment event
in this state; to provide for the disposition of the proceeds of
the tax; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state
departments; and to provide for certain exemptions.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"sporting entertainment tax act".
Sec. 2. As used in this act:
(a) "Entertainment event" or "event" means 1 or more of the
following that has a seating capacity of 5,000 or more:
(i) Professional sporting event.
(ii) Concert.
(b) "Fund" or "sporting entertainment tax fund" means the
sporting entertainment tax fund created in section 6.
(c) "Qualified municipality" means a city with a population of
500,000 or more.
Sec. 3. (1) An excise tax is levied on the admission charge of
each entertainment event held in a qualified municipality.
(2) The rate of the excise tax is $3.00 per paid entry to the
entertainment event.
Sec. 4. (1) The excise tax shall be collected at the same time
and in the same manner as the tax imposed under the use tax act,
1937 PA 94, MCL 205.91 to 205.111.
(2) The excise tax imposed by this act shall be administered
by the state treasurer under 1941 PA 122, MCL 205.1 to 205.31.
(3) The state treasurer shall prescribe the forms necessary
for the administration of this act and may promulgate necessary
rules under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306,
MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
Sec. 5. A taxpayer may reimburse himself or herself by adding
the amount of the excise tax to the admission charge for the event.
Sec. 6. (1) The sporting entertainment tax fund is created
within the state treasury.
(2) The proceeds from the collection of the excise tax imposed
under this act shall be deposited with the state treasurer and
credited to the fund.
(3) The state treasurer may receive money or other assets from
any source for deposit into the fund. The state treasurer shall
direct the investment of the fund. The state treasurer shall credit
to the fund interest and earnings from fund investments.
(4) Money in the fund at the close of the fiscal year shall
remain in the fund and shall not lapse to the general fund.
(5) The state treasurer shall expend money from the fund, upon
appropriation, as follows:
(a) Thirty-four percent shall be used to fund additional
police officers for the qualified municipality in which the
entertainment event took place.
(b) Thirty-three percent shall be used to fund additional
firefighters for the qualified municipality in which the
entertainment event took place.
(c) Thirty-three percent shall be used to fund additional
emergency medical services personnel for the qualified municipality
in which the entertainment event took place.