Article IX § 33

Definitions. The definitions of this section shall apply to Section 25 through 32 of Article IX, inclusive.

“Total State Revenues” includes all general and special revenues, excluding federal aid, as defined in the budget message of the governor for fiscal year 1978-1979. Total State Revenues shall exclude the amount of any credits based on actual tax liabilities or the imputed tax components of rental payments, but shall include the amount of any credits not related to actual tax liabilities. “Personal Income of Michigan” is the total income received by persons in Michigan from all sources, as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Commerce or its successor agency. “Local Government” means any political subdivision of the state, including, but not restricted to, school districts, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, charter counties, authorities created by the state, and authorities created by other units of local government. “General Price Level” means the Consumer Price Index for the United States as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor or its successor agency.

(a) Definitions. The definitions of this subsection and the definition of “Local Government” contained in Section 33 of this article shall apply to Article IX of this constitution. “Principal Homestead” means a dwelling, a unit in a multiple unit dwelling, or the strictly residential portions of a multipurpose building or structure, situated on and together with a land parcel not exceeding one (1) acre in size that is occupied by a Michigan resident householder for not less than 183 days during the calendar year. “Householder” means any natural person and/or his or her spouse, a resident of Michigan, who owns, rents or leases a homestead. “Contemporized” when referring to income or value means a fixed sum of money stated as of the stipulated base year and adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index for the United States as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor or its successor agency, and the product of such adjustments shall result in a value which shall have the same purchasing power in each succeeding year. “Total Taxable Income” shall mean the adjusted gross income as defined by the United States internal revenue code. “Agricultural” means parcels of agricultural land with or without buildings, the tillable portions of which are principally in use for the production of any food, fuel or fiber product useful for human or domestic animal consumption. “Tax” means any money collected by the state or any unit of local government to pay for any service or product performed or produced by the state or any unit of local government and shall be interpreted and construed as including any fee, levy, user charge, special assessment, license, permit, weight or volume tax or any imposition of any nature whatsoever to include appropriation to meet deficiencies in state funds. “New Tax” means any tax not devised, specified, indentified or titled and which is not in effect when this amendment is adopted.

(b) If any section, subsection or part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining sections and subsections or parts shall not be affected but will remain in full force and effect.

Proposal D also amends art 9, §§ 1, 2, 3, & 31

Definitions. The definitions of this section shall apply to Section 25 through 32 of Article IX, inclusive.

“Total State Revenues” includes all general and special revenues, excluding federal aid, as defined in the budget message of the governor for fiscal year 1978-1979. Total State Revenues shall exclude the amount of any credits based on actual tax liabilities or the imputed tax components of rental payments, but shall include the amount of any credits not related to actual tax liabilities. “Personal Income of Michigan” is the total income received by persons in Michigan from all sources, as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Commerce or its successor agency. “Local Government” means any political subdivision of the state, including, but not restricted to, school districts, cities, villages, townships, charter townships, counties, charter counties, authorities created by the state, and authorities created by other units of local government. “General Price Level” means the Consumer Price Index for the United States as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor or its successor agency.

(a) Definitions. The definitions of this subsection and the definition of “Local Government” contained in Section 33 of this article shall apply to Article IX of this constitution. “Principal Homestead” means a dwelling, a unit in a multiple unit dwelling, or the strictly residential portions of a multipurpose building or structure, situated on and together with a land parcel not exceeding one (1) acre in size that is occupied by a Michigan resident householder for not less than 183 days during the calendar year. “Householder” means any natural person and/or his or her spouse, a resident of Michigan, who owns, rents or leases a homestead. “Contemporized” when referring to income or value means a fixed sum of money stated as of the stipulated base year and adjusted annually by the Consumer Price Index for the United States as defined and officially reported by the United States Department of Labor or its successor agency, and the product of such adjustments shall result in a value which shall have the same purchasing power in each succeeding year. “Total Taxable Income” shall mean the adjusted gross income as defined by the United States internal revenue code. “Agricultural” means parcels of agricultural land with or without buildings, the tillable portions of which are principally in use for the production of any food, fuel or fiber product useful for human or domestic animal consumption. “Tax” means any money collected by the state or any unit of local government to pay for any service or product performed or produced by the state or any unit of local government and shall be interpreted and construed as including any fee, levy, user charge, special assessment, license, permit, weight or volume tax or any imposition of any nature whatsoever to include appropriation to meet deficiencies in state funds. “New Tax” means any tax not devised, specified, indentified or titled and which is not in effect when this amendment is adopted.

(b) If any section, subsection or part thereof is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining sections and subsections or parts shall not be affected but will remain in full force and effect.

Proposal D also amends art 9, §§ 1, 2, 3, & 31