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Michigan Bill Extends Property Tax Appeal Deadlines

Dated June 15, 2020

Citations: H.B. 5766; Public Act 88

SUMMARY BY TAX ANALYSTS

Michigan H.B. 5766, signed into law as Public Act 88 in response to COVID-19, extends some deadlines to file a property tax appeal with the state tax tribunal; appeals with a deadline between May 28, 2020, and August 31, 2020, are now due August 31, 2020.

Public Acts of 2020
Approved by the Governor
June 11, 2020
Filed with the Secretary of State
June 11, 2020
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 2020

STATE OF MICHIGAN
100TH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

Introduced by Reps. Hauck and Lower

AN ACT to amend 1973 PA 186, entitled “An act to create the tax tribunal; to provide for personnel, jurisdiction, functions, practice and procedure; to provide for appeals; and to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state agencies; and to abolish certain boards,” (MCL 205.701 to 205.779) by adding section 37a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 37a. A petitioner shall have until August 31, 2020 to file any property tax appeal provided for under section 35a or 62 if the filing deadline otherwise provided for that appeal under this act or other law is any day after May 27, 2020 and before September 1, 2020. As used in this section, “petitioner” means a party who files a petition in the tribunal.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Gary L Randall
Clerk of the House of Representatives

Margaret O'Brien
Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor

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