September 20, 2006, Introduced by Senators CHERRY, THOMAS, PRUSI, LELAND, WHITMER, OLSHOVE, SCHAUER and EMERSON and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled
"Income tax act of 1967,"
(MCL 206.1 to 206.532) by adding section 436.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 436. (1) For tax years that begin after December 31,
2005, an individual may designate on his or her annual return that
a contribution of $5.00 or more of his or her refund be credited to
the warm Michigan fund created in the warm Michigan fund act. If a
taxpayer's refund is not sufficient to make a contribution under
this section, the taxpayer may designate a contribution amount and
that contribution amount shall be added to the taxpayer's tax
liability for the tax year.
(2) The contribution designation authorized in this section
shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of the
state individual income tax return.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 1473
of the 93rd Legislature is enacted into law.