---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax: exemptions; poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 7u of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7u)."
description: "Property tax: exemptions; poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 7u of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7u)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SB 1234"
citation: "Michigan SB 1234 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: exemptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/401622d4-cf87-40a8-8de0-08b2080989ea"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-1234"
source_hash: "e3a9739669d94c294dd2d6a16886034e4b47b2e8646513c13fee6389eb3108e8"
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 1234 (2019-2020) — Property tax: exemptions; poverty exemption; modify. Amends sec. 7u of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.7u).

## 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/Senate/htm/2020-SEBH-1234.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2020-SEBS-1234.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0253.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2020-SCB-1234.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2020-SIB-1234.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 575 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **105–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 590 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 448 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD `introduction`
- **2020-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-12-03T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 448 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-12-04T05:00:00+00:00** received on 12/04/2020 `introduction`
- **2020-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2020-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2020-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 575 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2020-12-17T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 590 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2020-12-18T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/21/2020 01:44 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/22/2020 04:36 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/22/2020 05:44 PM
- **2020-12-23T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0253'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/401622d4-cf87-40a8-8de0-08b2080989ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).