HB 4202 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Individual income tax: exemptions; additional exemption for fetus; provide for. Amends sec. 30 of 1967 PA 281 (MCL 206.30).

HB 4202 amends Michigan's income tax code to update deductions for retirement benefits and education-related payments. It specifically adjusts the maximum deductible amount for retirement/pension benefits (currently $42,240 for singles/$84,480 for couples) to automatically increase annually based on the Consumer Price Index, and clarifies rules for deducting payments made to Michigan's education trust for tuition. The bill affects Michigan taxpayers who claim these deductions, particularly retirees and those using education trust programs. It does not create a new "fetus exemption" (a misstatement in the bill title), but refines existing tax code provisions for retirement income and education savings. The bill is currently in committee after its March 2025 introduction.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Aug 25, 2026
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House Introduced Bill Substitute (H-4) · 9 edits
MAJOR
This substitute bill makes several substantive changes to Michigan's income tax law: it adds a temporary 3-year deduction for qualified tips and overtime pay (2026-2028), decouples Michigan taxable income from certain federal tax changes made by the Inflation Reduction Act, modifies the pregnancy-related personal exemption (raising the threshold from 10 to 12 weeks, delaying the start date to 2028, and broadening who can certify it), removes time limitations on several existing deductions, and adds a provision requiring organ donation leave wages to be added back to income.
ELIGIBILITY

New subsection (ee) allows a temporary deduction for qualified tips (IRC section 224) and qualified overtime compensation (IRC section 225) for tax years beginning after December 31, 2025 and before January 1, 2029. Nonresidents can only deduct amounts attributable to services performed in Michigan.

The pregnancy-related personal exemption in subsection (2)(d) was modified: the effective date changed from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028; the minimum gestational age threshold increased from 10 weeks to 12 weeks; and the certifying professional was broadened from 'physician' to 'health care professional,' which now includes midwives, nurse practitioners with relevant certification, and doulas.

TECHNICAL

New subsection (ff) requires that for tax years beginning after December 31, 2024, adjusted gross income be calculated as if IRC sections 168(n) and 174A were not in effect, and as if sections 163(j), 168(k), 174, and 179 applied as they did on December 31, 2024. This decouples Michigan from federal tax changes made by the Inflation Reduction Act (Public Law 119-21).

New subsection (gg) requires that for tax years beginning after December 31, 2021, adjusted gross income be calculated as if the transition rules under section 70302 of Public Law 119-21 do not apply, further decoupling from federal law changes.

REQUIREMENT

New subsection (hh) requires taxpayers to add back wages paid for organ donation leave when a credit under section 279 or 679 is claimed, preventing a double benefit.

TIMELINE

The senior citizen interest, dividends, and capital gains deduction in subsection (p) had its birth-year restriction ('not available to a senior citizen born after 1945') made effective immediately rather than beginning January 1, 2012.

The wrongful imprisonment compensation deduction in subsection (z) had its 'for tax years that begin after December 31, 2018' limitation removed, making the deduction permanent.

The disabled veteran student loan discharge deduction in subsection (aa) had its temporary 2016-2019 provision removed, leaving only the provision for tax years beginning on and after January 1, 2025.

The Michigan National Guard retirement benefits deduction in subsection (e)(iii) had its 'Beginning January 1, 2012' effective date removed, making the deduction appear without a start-date limitation.

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Aug 25, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Aug 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-4)
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Finance
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Gina Johnsen
lower
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors

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