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Bills nearing Gov. Whitmer’s desk would exempt Michigan businesses from taxes on PPE
Senate unanimously approved bill
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan businesses with COVID-19 safety protocols could seek a refund for sales taxes paid on personal protective equipment, disinfectants and plexiglass barriers under bills nearing the desk of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The Senate unanimously approved the Republican-sponsored legislation Wednesday. It previously cleared the House but goes back for a final vote because changes were made.
The sponsor, Rep. Jim Lilly of Ottawa County s Park Township, has said the cost of protective equipment is among challenges businesses face in the coronavirus pandemic. The tax break would apply both in the future and retroactively to March 10, 2020.
Michigan Roll Call: How your legislators voted in Lansing
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House Bill 4448, Prohibit limiting government open records disclosures during emergency: Passed 21 to 15 in the Senate
To establish that an executive order, proclamation, or directive issued under the law that authorizes the governor to declare an emergency may not lengthen the required government agency response times or otherwise limit the scope of a public body s duties to provide records requested under the state Freedom of Information Act. Such an order was imposed in April 2020 and rescinded that June.
Yes: Sen. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton; Sen. Roger Victory, R-Hudsonville
Senate Bill 457, Ban emergency orders that mandate minors get vaccination: Passed 20 to 16 in the Senate