---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sales tax; exemptions; sales at retail for fund-raising activities by nonprofit organizations; increase exempt amount. Amends sec. 4o of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54o)."
description: "Sales tax; exemptions; sales at retail for fund-raising activities by nonprofit organizations; increase exempt amount. Amends sec. 4o of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54o)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4115"
citation: "Michigan HB 4115 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sales tax: exemptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94059ad5-2a4a-4e27-bdd3-151d8ab095de"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4115"
source_hash: "83f1f36e4c89ed49f31dd46913d60469439eb25c2369cb9a68c061cc24220684"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
---

# Michigan HB 4115 (2017-2018) — Sales tax; exemptions; sales at retail for fund-raising activities by nonprofit organizations; increase exempt amount. Amends sec. 4o of 1933 PA 167 (MCL 205.54o).

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4115.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4115.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4115.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4115.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0249.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 414 YEAS 27 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–9** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 231 Yeas 76 Nays 33 — **76–33** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 535 Yeas 81 Nays 28 — **81–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 58 — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Pagel — cosponsor (person)
- Edward Canfield — cosponsor (person)
- Eric Leutheuser — cosponsor (person)
- Holly Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Kosowski — cosponsor (person)
- Tommy Brann — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Eric Leutheuser `introduction`
- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 01/31/2017
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-3 adopted
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 231 Yeas 76 Nays 33 `passage`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 414 YEAS 27 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-1 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-1 concurred in
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 535 Yeas 81 Nays 28
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/20/2018 @ 1:42 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/27/2018 @ 10:14 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/28/2018 @ 2:30 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 249'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/94059ad5-2a4a-4e27-bdd3-151d8ab095de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).