Act No. 590

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

December 30, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

January 3, 2007

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 3, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Taub, Hildenbrand, Stakoe, Elsenheimer, Pastor, Garfield, Drolet, Gosselin, Hoogendyk,Huizenga, Newell, Meyer, Rick Jones, Amos, Robertson, Emmons, Palmer, Brandenburg, Hune, Condino, Hummel and Vander Veen

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 6387

AN ACT to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled "An act to provide for the raising of additional public revenue by prescribing certain specific taxes, fees, and charges to be paid to the state for the privilege of engaging in certain business activities; to provide, incident to the enforcement thereof, for the issuance of licenses to engage in such occupations; to provide for the ascertainment, assessment and collection thereof; to appropriate the proceeds thereof; and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provisions of this act," by amending section 5b (MCL 205.55b), as amended by 2004 PA 173.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 5b. (1) The organizing entity of a qualified athletic event that sells corporate sponsor contracts for the event that include both taxable tangible personal property and services may exempt the retail sale of the taxable tangible personal property if all of the following criteria have been met:

(a) The organizing entity is exempt or is wholly owned by an entity exempt under section 501(c)(6) of the internal revenue code, 26 USC 501.

(b) The organizing entity provided both of the following to the department at least 60 days in advance of entering into the first corporate sponsor contract:

(i) Written notice of its intent to enter into corporate sponsor contracts.

(ii) An itemized schedule of the tangible personal property and services that will be provided under each corporate sponsor contract.

(c) The department has given written approval to the organizing entity.

(2) As used in this section, "qualified athletic event" means 1 or more of the following:

(a) A professional sporting competition in which individuals officially representing at least 2 countries or nations compete.

(b) A professional football competition in which teams compete in a postseason event to determine the league champion.

(c) A professional golfers' association competition in which individuals compete in an event to determine a champion.

(d) A collegiate basketball competition in which teams compete in a postseason event to determine the national champion.

(e) A collegiate hockey competition in which teams compete in a postseason event to determine the national champion.

(3) This section is repealed effective January 1, 2011.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor