HOUSE BILL No. 4513

 

 

April 25, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Warren, Manoogian, Pagan, Chirkun, Hertel, Peterson, Ellison, Sabo, Wittenberg, Hood, Lasinski, Tyrone Carter, Brixie, Clemente, Rabhi, Koleszar, Cynthia Johnson, Pohutsky, Tate, Kuppa, Hope, Bolden and Whitsett and referred to the Committee on Tax Policy.

 

     A bill to amend 1933 PA 167, entitled

 

"General sales tax act,"

 

(MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4ff.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 4ff. Beginning 90 days after the effective date of the

 

amendatory act that added this section through December 31, 2021, a

 

sale of firearm safety devices is exempt from the tax under this

 

act. Upon the retail sale or transfer of a firearm, the seller

 

shall provide a written notice to the purchaser and shall post in a

 

conspicuous manner at all points of sale on the premises where

 

firearms are sold a notice that says the following: "The state of

 

Michigan has exempted the sale of firearm safety devices from the

 

sales and use tax imposed by this state through December 31, 2021".

 

As used in this section, "firearm safety devices" means safes, lock

 

boxes, trigger and barrel locks, and other items designed to


enhance home firearm safety.

 

     Enacting section 1. The legislature shall annually appropriate

 

sufficient funds from the state general fund to the state school

 

aid fund created in section 11 of article IX of the state

 

constitution of 1963 to fully compensate for any loss of revenue to

 

the state school aid fund resulting from the enactment of this

 

amendatory act.