HOUSE BILL No. 6292

June 29, 2006, Introduced by Reps. Hoogendyk, Robertson, Sheen, Newell, Gosselin, Marleau, Schuitmaker, Shaffer, Palmer, Jones, Pearce, Moolenaar, Drolet, Ball, Emmons and Caul and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled

 

"Income tax act of 1967,"

 

(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 272.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 272. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,

 

2006, a taxpayer may claim a credit against the tax imposed by this

 

act equal to the sum of the following:

 

     (a) Cash donations made to the statewide network of cord blood

 

stem cell banks established pursuant to section 2682 of the public

 

health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2682.

 

     (b) Cash donations made to a qualified cord blood stem cell

 

bank in the network established pursuant to section 2682 of the

 

public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2682.

 


     (c) If the taxpayer makes a donation of cord blood to a cord

 

blood stem cell bank pursuant to section 2682 of the public health

 

code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.2682, $100.00.

 

     (2) If the amount of the credit allowed under this section

 

exceeds the tax liability of the taxpayer for the tax year, that

 

portion of the credit that exceeds the tax liability shall be

 

refunded.

 

     (3) As used in this section, "cord blood" means blood

 

collected from the separated placenta or umbilical cord immediately

 

after birth.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No.____ or House Bill No. 6291(request no.

 

05996'06) of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.