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Michigan House advances tax and school-code bills; several pass final votes
Summary
The Michigan House on an unspecified date advanced two tax bills to third reading and passed four bills amending the Revised School Code, with final vote tallies recorded for each passage and brief floor debate on one measure.
The Michigan House of Representatives advanced two tax-related bills to third reading and approved four measures that amend the Revised School Code, the chamber announced during floor business. Several measures passed on record roll-call votes while others were advanced after floor substitutes were adopted.
The House advanced House Bill 4025 (General Sales Tax Act) and House Bill 4026 (Use Tax Act) to third reading after floor substitutes were adopted for each. The chamber also considered and passed four school-code bills on final passage: House Bill 4060 passed 107-2; House Bill 4150 passed 83-26; House Bill 4151 passed 96-13; and House Bill 4153 passed 57-52.
Why it matters: the bills affect tax administration and multiple provisions of the Revised School Code. One of the school-code measures, House Bill 4150, drew explicit floor debate over certification costs and state education administration funding.
House Bill 4150: Representative Michelle Glanville (Representative) spoke in opposition, saying the bill “is an example of bending over a dollar to pick up a dime.” Glanville argued the legislation would reduce revenue to the Michigan Department of Education by roughly $8,000,000 and directly affect the Office of Educator Excellence and the MOECS certification tracking system, and therefore “does nothing to move us toward” improving teacher preparation. Representative Tisdell (Representative) urged members to vote yes on the bill, and Representative Green (Representative) said it would provide tax relief to teachers in her district. The bill passed on a record roll-call vote, 83-26.
Other final-passage votes: House Bill 4060 (amend the Revised School Code), introduced by Representative VanderWaal (Representative), passed on a recorded roll-call vote, 107-2. House Bill 4151 (amend the Revised School Code), introduced by Representative Martin (Representative), passed 96-13. House Bill 4153 (amend the Revised School Code), introduced by Representative DeBoer (Representative), passed 57-52.
Advancements after substitutes: For House Bill 4025 (calendar item 2, sales tax) and House Bill 4026 (calendar item 8, use tax), the chamber adopted floor substitutes (H-2, amendment 1 in each case) and advanced the measures to third reading. The clerk recorded the adoption of each substitute and the board was opened and closed for the procedural votes.
Votes at a glance: - HB 4060 (Revised School Code): passed, 107 yes, 2 no (record roll-call). - HB 4150 (Revised School Code): passed, 83 yes, 26 no (record roll-call); notable floor opposition cited an $8,000,000 MDE budget shortfall and impacts to MOECS. - HB 4151 (Revised School Code): passed, 96 yes, 13 no (record roll-call). - HB 4153 (Revised School Code): passed, 57 yes, 52 no (record roll-call). - HB 4025 (General Sales Tax Act): floor substitute (H-2) adopted; advanced to third reading. - HB 4026 (Use Tax Act): floor substitute (H-2) adopted; advanced to third reading.
No additional final votes were scheduled later in the day; the House announced there would be no further voting that day and adjourned until Thursday, 03/13/2025 at 12 p.m.
Sources: Floor proceedings of the Michigan House of Representatives as recorded in the session transcript. Quotations and vote tallies are taken from the transcript.
