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HB4121 • 2026

Property tax: other; locally adopted cap on a local unit's own authority to levy a property tax millage; prohibit. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 34f.

Property tax: other; locally adopted cap on a local unit's own authority to levy a property tax millage; prohibit. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 34f.

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Sponsor
Amos O'Neal (District 94), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Kara Hope (District 74), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Jasper Martus (District 69), Julie Brixie (District 73), Kimberly Edwards (District 12), Carol Glanville (District 84), Natalie Price (District 6), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Julie Rogers (District 41), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Helena Scott (District 8)
Last action
2025-02-26
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about what local governments are and aren't allowed to do with respect to setting their own limits on property tax millage.

Stop Local Property Tax Caps

This law stops local governments from setting limits on how much property tax they can collect.

What This Bill Does

  • It adds a new rule to the existing property tax laws in Michigan.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Local government units in Michigan

Terms To Know

millage
A unit of measurement for property tax rates, where one mill equals $1 per $1,000 of a property's value.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the consequences if local governments attempt to set their own limits.
  • It is unclear how this will affect existing local tax rules that might already have caps in place.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 169

    bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2025

  2. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 151

    introduced by Representative Rep. Amos O'Neal

  3. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 151

    read a first time

  4. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 151

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Property tax: other; locally adopted cap on a local unit's own authority to levy a property tax millage; prohibit. Amends 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.1 - 211.155) by adding sec. 34f.