SENATE BILL No. 679

 

 

September 16, 2003, Introduced by Senators BROWN, GARCIA, ALLEN, CROPSEY, SANBORN, PRUSI, GOSCHKA and BIRKHOLZ and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

 

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "General sales tax act,"                                                    

                                                                                

    (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4bb.                               

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 4bb.  (1) A person subject to the tax under this act                   

                                                                                

2   may exclude from the gross proceeds used for the computation of             

                                                                                

3   the tax the sale of the following products if that product has              

                                                                                

4   been awarded the energy star certification mark:                            

                                                                                

5       (a) Clothes washers.                                                        

                                                                                

6       (b) Refrigerators.                                                          

                                                                                

7       (c) Room air conditioners.                                                  

                                                                                

8       (d) Lighting fixtures.                                                      

                                                                                

9       (e) Compact fluorescent lightbulbs.                                         

                                                                                

10      (f) Ceiling fans.                                                           

                                                                                

11      (g) Torchiere lamps.                                                        

                                                                                


                                                                                

1       (2) As used in this section, "energy star certification                     

                                                                                

2   mark" means a registered mark owned by the United States                    

                                                                                

3   government and awarded to products that meet or exceed the                  

                                                                                

4   applicable energy star specifications developed by the United               

                                                                                

5   States environmental protection agency and the United States                

                                                                                

6   department of energy.