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SB 237 (Michigan, 2024): use tax exemption for enterprise data centers, Public Act 181 of 2024
enactedExempts equipment for qualified "enterprise" data centers (at least $250 million of investment and 30 jobs at 150% of the county median wage) from Michigan's 6% use tax through 2050, or 2065 on brownfield and former power-plant sites. Sponsor Sen. Kevin Hertel. Senate passed 24-11 on May 9, 2024 (roll call 142); House passed the H-6 substitute 56-41 on Sept 25, 2024 (roll call 297), with Reps. Hood and Wegela recording protests that ratepayer protections had not been addressed; Senate concurred 23-12 on Dec 12, 2024 (roll call 572). Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Dec 30, 2024. Companion to HB 4906 (sales tax, PA 207 of 2024).
SB 237
Who took a position
Supporting (1)
Opposing (0)
- No opposing positions recorded.
Total votes
11
Yea
8
Nay
3
Tracked donor money behind these voters
$7,270,625
Money Behind This Bill
Donors who gave money to legislators who voted on this bill, ranked by total contributions we track. The dollar figures below are QPQ-tracked totals across all of each donor's giving to these voters; they may undercount the donor's full FEC cycle activity.
| Donor | Type | Tracked giving to voters | Voters Funded | Recipients |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican State Leadership Committee Michigan PAC | PAC | $1,650,000 | 2 | Matt Hall (Michigan), Aric Nesbitt |
| Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (Washington, DC) | PAC | $350,000 | 2 | Winnie Brinks, Ranjeev Puri |
| Michigan Republican Party (Lansing, MI) | PAC | $315,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Nesbitt Majority Fund (Grand Rapids, MI) | PAC | $305,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| The PAC For Americas Future Mi | PAC | $250,000 | 2 | Ranjeev Puri, Winnie Brinks |
| Rslc | Organization | $250,000 | 2 | Matt Hall (Michigan), Aric Nesbitt |
| Michigan Regional Council Of Carpenters Political Action Committee (Detroit, MI) | PAC | $200,000 | 1 | Ranjeev Puri |
| Matt Hall Majority Fund (Kalamazoo, MI) | PAC | $142,250 | 3 | Aric Nesbitt, Matt Hall (Michigan), Pauline Wendzel |
| Michigan Regional Council Of Carpenters Political Action Committee | PAC | $136,500 | 3 | Ranjeev Puri, Kevin Hertel, Winnie Brinks |
| DTE Energy Company PAC (Michigan) | PAC | $136,500 | 10 | Joe Tate, Matt Hall (Michigan), Winnie Brinks, Aric Nesbitt, Pauline Wendzel +5 more |
| Aric Nesbitt For State Senate | Organization | $134,215 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| CMS Energy / Consumers Energy | Organization | $127,000 | 10 | Winnie Brinks, Matt Hall (Michigan), Aric Nesbitt, Helena Scott (Michigan), Sean McCann (Michigan) +5 more |
| John Kennedy (Kentwood, MI) | Individual | $125,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Defending Michigan Values | Organization | $123,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Daniel Hibma (Wyoming, MI) | Individual | $100,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Gopac (McLean, VA) | Organization | $90,000 | 1 | Pauline Wendzel |
| Fight Back Fund | PAC | $83,325 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Nesbitt Majority Fund 2 | PAC | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Meerman Majority Fund (Grand Rapids, MI) | PAC | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Nesbitt Majority Fund | PAC | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Nesbitt For Michigan | Organization | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Growing Michigan Majority Fund (Brockway, MI) | PAC | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Central Michigan Conservative Leadership | Organization | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Beeler Majority Fund PAC (Fort Gratiot, MI) | PAC | $83,250 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Get Smit Done Leadership Fund (Grand Rapids, MI) | PAC | $83,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Grow Michigan PAC (Lansing, MI) | PAC | $83,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Maintaining Majority Fund | PAC | $83,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Growing Michigan | Organization | $75,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| J.C. Huizenga (Grand Rapids, MI) | Individual | $75,000 | 2 | Aric Nesbitt, Joe Tate |
| Earl Peterson | Individual | $65,300 | 2 | Matt Hall (Michigan), Aric Nesbitt |
| Great Lakes Action Fund MI | PAC | $63,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Matthew Moroun (Grosse Pointe Farms, MI) | Individual | $60,000 | 2 | Kevin Hertel, Winnie Brinks |
| Michigan Laborers Political League | Organization | $55,000 | 1 | Ranjeev Puri |
| Meijer Political Action Committee | PAC | $55,000 | 2 | Matt Hall (Michigan), Winnie Brinks |
| Friends Of Matt Hall PAC | PAC | $52,250 | 2 | Aric Nesbitt, Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Republican State Leadership Co | Organization | $50,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Gopac Election Fund (McLead, VA) | PAC | $50,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Dem Legislative Campaign Cmt | Organization | $45,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Comm PAC | PAC | $45,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| A Stronger Kalamazoo PAC | PAC | $44,175 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Friends Of Matt Hall | Organization | $42,250 | 2 | Aric Nesbitt, Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Michigan Regional Council Of Carpent | Organization | $37,250 | 2 | Winnie Brinks, Joe Tate |
| Louay Hussein (Northville, MI) | Individual | $35,000 | 2 | Ranjeev Puri, Aric Nesbitt |
| James George | Individual | $35,000 | 3 | Winnie Brinks, Kevin Hertel, Aric Nesbitt |
| Charles Zhang (Portage, MI) | Individual | $34,050 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| ITC Holdings Corp PAC (Michigan) | PAC | $33,900 | 9 | Winnie Brinks, Matt Hall (Michigan), Aric Nesbitt, Joe Tate, Sean McCann (Michigan) +4 more |
| Realtors Political Action Committee Of Michigan | PAC | $31,500 | 2 | Kevin Hertel, Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Axle of Dearborn LLC | Organization | $30,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Mita PAC | PAC | $30,000 | 2 | Ranjeev Puri, Aric Nesbitt |
| Developing Michigan | Organization | $30,000 | 2 | Kevin Hertel, Winnie Brinks |
| Japac | Organization | $30,000 | 2 | Joe Tate, Aric Nesbitt |
| Mi Reg. Council Of Carpenters | Organization | $25,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Robert H Orley | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Winnie Brinks |
| Matthew Moroun (Tontitown, AR) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Ronald Weiser (Ann Arbor, MI) | Individual | $25,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Auto Dealers Of Michigan PAC | PAC | $25,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Jewish Agency PAC | PAC | $25,000 | 1 | Winnie Brinks |
| Uaw Michigan Voluntary Political Action Committee | PAC | $24,500 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| CMS Energy Employees for Better Government (Michigan) | PAC | $24,500 | 3 | Joe Tate, Matt Hall (Michigan), Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Rocket State PAC | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Seiu Michigan PAC | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Mita PAC (Okemos, MI) | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Mbww PAC | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Community Bankers PAC | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| American Federation Of State County And Municipal Employees People | Organization | $20,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Seiu Michigan State Council (Lansing, MI) | Organization | $20,000 | 1 | Winnie Brinks |
| Service Employees International Unio | Organization | $20,000 | 1 | Winnie Brinks |
| Susan Levine (Grand Rapids, MI) | Individual | $20,000 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Seiu Michigan | Organization | $20,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Brinks For Michigan | Organization | $20,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Jc Huizenga (Grand Rapids, MI) | Individual | $20,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Health PAC | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Health Political Action Committee Mi Health And Hospital Association | PAC | $20,000 | 1 | Winnie Brinks |
| Edward Fody (Holland, MI) | Individual | $16,650 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Kurt Shea (Plainwell, MI) | Individual | $16,650 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Mgopac | Organization | $16,125 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Mi Oil And Gas Assoc PAC | PAC | $16,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Rock Holdings INC PAC | PAC | $15,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| George James (Clinton Township, MI) | Individual | $15,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Sarah Anthony Leadership Fund PAC (Lansing, MI) | PAC | $15,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Matthew Mouron | Individual | $15,000 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Camilleri For Michigan | Organization | $14,500 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Seiu Michigan PAC (Lansing, MI) | PAC | $12,500 | 1 | Joe Tate |
| Value For Michigan | Organization | $12,250 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Mi Cooperative Unity Partnership | Organization | $12,250 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Matt Hall Majority Fund | PAC | $12,250 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Michigan Cooperative Unity Partnership PAC | PAC | $12,250 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| The PAC For America'S Future (Washington, DC) | PAC | $12,250 | 1 | Joey Andrews |
| Gunnar Klarr | Individual | $11,750 | 1 | Aric Nesbitt |
| Google (Michigan filings) | Organization | $11,735 | 6 | Aric Nesbitt, Winnie Brinks, Matt Hall (Michigan), Ranjeev Puri, Kevin Hertel +1 more |
| Building Power PAC | PAC | $11,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Michigan Education Association PAC | PAC | $10,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| International Brotherhood Of Electrical Workers Political Action Cmte | PAC | $10,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| United Food And Commercial Workers Active Ballot Club | Organization | $10,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Michigan Manufactured Housing Rv And | Organization | $10,000 | 1 | Kevin Hertel |
| Chetrice Gillon (Detroit, MI) | Individual | $10,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Impact Entertainment Group | Organization | $10,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Seiu Michigan State Council | Organization | $10,000 | 1 | Helena Scott (Michigan) |
| Mi Manufactured Housing Rv | Organization | $10,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
| Wentworth Majority Fund | PAC | $10,000 | 1 | Matt Hall (Michigan) |
Voted Yea (8)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Wendzel | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| Joey Andrews | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| Helena Scott (Michigan) | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| Sean McCann (Michigan) | MI | senate | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| Ranjeev Puri | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| Winnie Brinks | MI | senate | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| Kevin Hertel | MI | senate | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| Joe Tate | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 |
Voted Nay (3)
| Legislator | Party | State | Chamber | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Hall (Michigan) | MI | house | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| Jim Runestad (Michigan) | MI | senate | Dec 12, 2024 | |
| Aric Nesbitt | MI | senate | Dec 12, 2024 |