---
type: "Bill"
title: "Taxation: convention tourism assessments; regional convention facility authority act; modify. Amends secs. 5, 17 & 23 of 2008 PA 554 (MCL 141.1355 et seq.)."
description: "Taxation: convention tourism assessments; regional convention facility authority act; modify. Amends secs. 5, 17 & 23 of 2008 PA 554 (MCL 141.1355 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 1222"
citation: "Michigan SB 1222 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic development: other", "Taxation: convention tourism assessments"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne Schmidt"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-11-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-12-31T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/056cd915-6777-4014-a021-168ff9e4de2f"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-1222"
source_hash: "c2c8c08620a00ab8c728ab84bae157c52a95929be76fd3cfd94dfb597a2f4db7"
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 1222 (2021-2022) — Taxation: convention tourism assessments; regional convention facility authority act; modify. Amends secs. 5, 17 & 23 of 2008 PA 554 (MCL 141.1355 et seq.).

## 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/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2022-SEBH-1222.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2022-SEBS-1222.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0275.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2022-SIB-1222.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 496 Yeas 68 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 13 — **68–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wayne Schmidt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WAYNE A. SCHMIDT `introduction`
- **2022-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2022-11-29T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 487 YEAS 24 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1 `passage`
- **2022-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/29/2022 `introduction`
- **2022-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2022-11-30T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2022-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on second reading
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 496 Yeas 68 Nays 28 Excused 0 Not Voting 13 `passage`
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-12-28T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/27/2022 01:37 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/29/2022 01:04 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/29/2022 01:42 PM
- **2022-12-31T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0275'22

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/056cd915-6777-4014-a021-168ff9e4de2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).