Governor Signs New Laws

IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK ALREADY IN LANSING.

THE GOVERNOR HAS SIGNED NEARLY A DOZEN NEW BILLS.

AMONG THEM, THE APPROVAL OF SPECIALLY DESIGNED MOTORCYCLE LICENSE PLATES FOR VETERANS AND NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS.

SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES ARE CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLES, BUT NOT MOTORCYCLES

PUBLIC ACT 76 MAY BE MORE IMPORTANT NEXT SPRING.

IT ALLOWS MICHIGAN TAXPAYERS TO PAY INCOME TAXES WITH A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD.

THIS WILL ALSO SAVE THE STATE MONEY BY REDUCING COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROCESSING CHECKS. MICHIGAN WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO STATES NOT OFFERING THIS OPTION.

THE HOT BUTTON FILM INCENTIVES LEGISLATION

PUBLIC ACT 77 GIVES THE MICHIGAN FILM OFFICE THE ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE THE SIZE OF INCENTIVES IT OFFERS TO FILM, TELEVISION AND VIDEO GAME PRODUCERS.

HAVING THE ABILITY TO OFFER VARYING LEVELS OF SUPPORT,

THIS CHANGE WILL GIVE THE STATE MORE ABILITY TO ENSURE THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM CREATES JOBS FOR MICHIGAN RESIDENTS.