MichiganMichiganLawSB 237

Data center use tax exemption (Public Act 181 of 2024)

Exempts data center equipment used by a qualifying enterprise data center from the use tax, tie-barred to the HB 4906 sales tax exemption.

Body

Michigan Legislature

Session

2023-2024

Introduced

Mar 23, 2023

Votes

Senate 24-11, House 56-41, Senate concurrence 23-12

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Democrat

Topics

Data centers

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