---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax: exemptions; small business property tax exemption; modify application process. Amends secs. 9o, 19 & 30 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.9o et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4553'23, HB 4554'23"
description: "Property tax: exemptions; small business property tax exemption; modify application process. Amends secs. 9o, 19 & 30 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.9o et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4553'23, HB 4554'23"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 331"
citation: "Michigan SB 331 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: exemptions", "Property tax: personal property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kevin Hertel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-11"
last_action: "2023-10-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/93e529a0-e9e9-487e-a03e-254d4ecc2a73"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0331"
source_hash: "51a07290bdbd622a9441e105ddd6c4690f93956a7d0bef62ebe9663ad454841c"
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 SB 331 (2023-2024) — Property tax: exemptions; small business property tax exemption; modify application process. Amends secs. 9o, 19 & 30 of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.9o et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4553'23, HB 4554'23

## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0331.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0331.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0176.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0331.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 357 Yeas 78 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **78–32** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 476 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kevin Hertel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-11** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR KEVIN HERTEL `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-09-27** PASSED ROLL CALL # 476 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-27** received on 09/27/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-09-27** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-09-27** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-11** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** referred to second reading
- **2023-10-12** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-10-12** placed on third reading
- **2023-10-12** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-10-12** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-10-12** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 357 Yeas 78 Nays 32 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-12** inserted full title
- **2023-10-12** returned to Senate
- **2023-10-18** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-10-18** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-10-18** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-10-25** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/24/2023 09:17 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-10-25** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/24/2023 10:12 AM `executive-signature`
- **2023-10-25** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/24/2023 11:44 AM
- **2023-10-25** ASSIGNED PA 0176'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/93e529a0-e9e9-487e-a03e-254d4ecc2a73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).