---
type: "Bill"
title: "Property tax: personal property; assessment situs of personal property relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic; provide for. Amends sec. 14a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.14a)."
description: "Property tax: personal property; assessment situs of personal property relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic; provide for. Amends sec. 14a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.14a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 698"
citation: "Michigan SB 698 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property tax: personal property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Runestad"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ccfef1dd-3cee-4200-b205-d0794f69d986"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0698"
source_hash: "b192b0ddfe2de599e654339329379645270e9086a6ea81865267bf7797314f25"
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 698 (2021-2022) — Property tax: personal property; assessment situs of personal property relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic; provide for. Amends sec. 14a of 1893 PA 206 (MCL 211.14a).

## 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/2021-SEBH-0698.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0698.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2021-PA-0164.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0698.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 437 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 602 Yeas 102 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **102–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jim Runestad — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JIM RUNESTAD `introduction`
- **2021-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-10-28T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-02T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 437 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** received on 11/10/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Tax Policy `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-01T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-12-07T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 602 Yeas 102 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 12/16/2021 03:46 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 12/23/2021 10:50 AM `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/27/2021 01:02 PM
- **2021-12-29T05:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0164'21 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ccfef1dd-3cee-4200-b205-d0794f69d986`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).