---
type: "Bill"
title: "Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; limitations and restrictions on retirement income deduction for a surviving spouse; clarify. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30)."
description: "Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; limitations and restrictions on retirement income deduction for a surviving spouse; clarify. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 4171"
citation: "Michigan HB 4171 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits", "Individual income tax: exemptions", "Individual income tax: income", "Retirement: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3d5dd22-d4e1-4c3d-a1da-6869d2c8e74d"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-4171"
source_hash: "2c00c2faacf884046754267b024c02cec757456641d505145ff3a85ffc5f1504"
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 4171 (2019-2020) — Individual income tax: retirement or pension benefits; limitations and restrictions on retirement income deduction for a surviving spouse; clarify. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-4171.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-4171.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-4171.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-4171.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0065.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **109–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 102 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Brad Paquette — cosponsor (person)
- Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Johnson — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Alexander — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Alexander `introduction`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/14/2019
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-1) `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2019-11-06T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 327 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2019-11-07T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2019-11-12T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-03-03T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 102 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-03-11T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 03/13/2020 02:11 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 03/27/2020 10:09 AM `executive-signature`
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 03/27/2020 10:34 AM
- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 65'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c3d5dd22-d4e1-4c3d-a1da-6869d2c8e74d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).