HOUSE BILL No. 5721

 

 

March 14, 2018, Introduced by Rep. Farrington and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

 

     A bill to amend 1993 PA 327, entitled

 

"Tobacco products tax act,"

 

by amending section 12 (MCL 205.432), as amended by 2016 PA 309.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 12. (1) The proceeds derived from the payment of taxes,

 

fees, and penalties provided for under this act and the license

 

fees received by the department shall be deposited with the state

 

treasurer and disbursed only as provided in this section and

 

section 7(5). However, before a distribution of funds is made under

 

this section, subject to appropriation, the funds described in this

 

section may be used by the department, the attorney general, and

 

the department of state police for enforcement and administration

 

of this act.

 

     (2) The tax imposed under section 7(1)(a) shall be disbursed

 


as follows:

 

     (a) 94% of the proceeds shall be credited to the state school

 

aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the state

 

constitution of 1963.

 

     (b) 6% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Healthy

 

Michigan fund created under section 5953 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5953. Fifty percent of the proceeds described

 

in this subdivision that are used for smoking prevention programs

 

shall be used by the department of health and human services to

 

expand the free smokers quit kit program to include the nicotine

 

patch or nicotine gum.

 

     (3) The tax imposed on cigarettes under section 7(1)(b) shall

 

be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) Beginning May 1, 1994 and through June 30, 2004, 5.3% of

 

the proceeds shall be credited to the health and safety fund

 

created in the health and safety fund act, 1987 PA 264, MCL 141.471

 

to 141.479.

 

     (b) Beginning July 1, 2004, 6.5% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the health and safety fund created in the health and

 

safety fund act, 1987 PA 264, MCL 141.471 to 141.479.

 

     (c) Through June 30, 2004, 25.3% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the general fund of this state.

 

     (d) Beginning July 1, 2004 and through September 30, 2014,

 

24.1% of the proceeds shall be credited to the general fund of this

 

state.

 

     (e) 63.4% of the proceeds shall be credited to the state

 

school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the


state constitution of 1963.

 

     (f) 6% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Healthy

 

Michigan fund created under section 5953 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5953. Fifty percent of the proceeds described

 

in this subdivision that are used for smoking prevention programs

 

shall be used by the department of health and human services to

 

expand the free smokers quit kit program to include the nicotine

 

patch or nicotine gum.

 

     (g) Beginning October 1, 2014, 24.1% of the proceeds shall be

 

disbursed as follows:

 

     (i) For the 2014-2015 fiscal year and each subsequent fiscal

 

year, $3,000,000.00 to the Michigan state capitol historic site

 

fund created in section 7 of the Michigan state capitol historic

 

site act, 2013 PA 240, MCL 4.1947. For the 2015-2016 fiscal year

 

and each subsequent fiscal year, the state treasurer shall adjust

 

the figure described in this subparagraph by an amount determined

 

by the state treasurer at the end of each calendar year to reflect

 

the cumulative annual percentage change in the consumer price

 

index. Consumer Price Index. Beginning for the 2015-2016 fiscal

 

year and each subsequent fiscal year, if the cumulative annual

 

percentage change in the consumer price index Consumer Price Index

 

is negative, then the adjustment for that fiscal year is zero. As

 

used in this subsection, "consumer price index" "Consumer Price

 

Index" means the most comprehensive index of consumer prices

 

available for this state from the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the

 

United States Department of Labor. From the funds described in this

 

subparagraph, not later than February 1 of each year, the Michigan


state capitol commission created in section 5 of the Michigan state

 

capitol historic site act, 2013 PA 240, MCL 4.1945, shall report to

 

the Michigan capitol committee created in section 701 of the

 

legislative council act, 1986 PA 268, MCL 4.1701, and to the

 

chairpersons of the house and senate appropriations committees. The

 

report shall contain all of the following:

 

     (A) The proposed maintenance plan for the Michigan State

 

Capitol Historical Site for the immediately following fiscal year.

 

     (B) The projected 5-year maintenance plan for the Michigan

 

State Capitol Historical Site for the immediately following 5

 

fiscal years.

 

     (C) Projected large-scale projects for the Michigan State

 

Capitol Historical Site that exceed $1,000,000.00.

 

     (ii) The remaining proceeds shall be credited to the general

 

fund of this state.Michigan transportation fund established in

 

section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

 

     (4) Beginning August 1, 2002, the tax imposed on cigarettes

 

under section 7(1)(c) shall be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) Through June 30, 2004, 74.2%, and beginning July 1, 2004,

 

9.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the general fund of this

 

state.Michigan transportation fund established in section 10 of

 

1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

 

     (b) Through June 30, 2004, 4.6%, and beginning July 1, 2004,

 

56.3% of the proceeds shall be credited to the state school aid

 

fund established by section 11 of article IX of the state

 

constitution of 1963.

 

     (c) 6.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Healthy


Michigan fund created under section 5953 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5953. Fifty percent of the proceeds described

 

in this subdivision that are used for smoking prevention programs

 

shall be used by the department of health and human services to

 

expand the free smokers quit kit program to include the nicotine

 

patch or nicotine gum.

 

     (d) Through June 30, 2004, 3.0%, and beginning July 1, 2004,

 

3.7% of the proceeds shall be paid to counties with a 2000

 

population of more than 2,000,000, to be used only for indigent

 

health care.

 

     (e) Through June 30, 2004, 12.2%, and beginning July 1, 2004,

 

25.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Medicaid benefits

 

trust fund created under section 5 of the Michigan trust fund act,

 

2000 PA 489, MCL 12.255.

 

     (5) Beginning August 1, 2002, the tax imposed under section

 

7(1)(f) shall be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) 75.6% of the proceeds shall be credited to the state

 

school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the

 

state constitution of 1963.

 

     (b) 6.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Healthy

 

Michigan fund created under section 5953 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5953. Fifty percent of the proceeds described

 

in this subdivision that are used for smoking prevention programs

 

shall be used by the department of health and human services to

 

expand the free smokers quit kit program to include the nicotine

 

patch or nicotine gum.

 

     (c) 18.4% of the proceeds shall be credited to the general


fund of this state.Michigan transportation fund established in

 

section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

 

     (6) Beginning August 1, 2002, the tax imposed on cigarettes

 

under section 7(1)(d) shall be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) 94.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the state

 

school aid fund established by section 11 of article IX of the

 

state constitution of 1963.

 

     (b) 6.0% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Healthy

 

Michigan fund created under section 5953 of the public health code,

 

1978 PA 368, MCL 333.5953. Fifty percent of the proceeds described

 

in this subdivision that are used for smoking prevention programs

 

shall be used by the department of health and human services to

 

expand the free smokers quit kit program to include the nicotine

 

patch or nicotine gum.

 

     (7) Beginning July 1, 2004, the tax imposed on cigarettes

 

under section 7(1)(e) shall be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) Beginning July 1, 2004 and through September 30, 2005,

 

100% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Michigan Medicaid

 

benefits trust fund created under section 5 of the Michigan trust

 

fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.255.

 

     (b) Beginning October 1, 2005, 75.0% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the Michigan Medicaid benefits trust fund created under

 

section 5 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.255.

 

     (c) Beginning October 1, 2005, 25.0% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the general fund of this state.Michigan transportation

 

fund established in section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

 

     (8) Beginning July 1, 2004, the tax imposed under section


7(1)(g) shall be disbursed as follows:

 

     (a) Beginning July 1, 2004 and through September 30, 2005,

 

100% of the proceeds shall be credited to the Michigan Medicaid

 

benefits trust fund created under section 5 of the Michigan trust

 

fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.255.

 

     (b) Beginning October 1, 2005, 75.0% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the Michigan Medicaid benefits trust fund created under

 

section 5 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12.255.

 

     (c) Beginning October 1, 2005, 25.0% of the proceeds shall be

 

credited to the general fund of this state.Michigan transportation

 

fund established in section 10 of 1951 PA 51, MCL 247.660.

 

     (9) The proceeds of the fees and penalties provided for in

 

this act shall be used for the administration of this act.