MI | Nonprofit Corporation Act Amendment
HB 5257 amends the state’s Nonprofit Corporation Act by increasing from $10.00 to $20.00 the various administration fees for examining, filing, and copying documents associated with nonprofit corporations from for business conducted between October 1, 2003 and September 30, 2012. Fees associated with examining, filing, and copying documents prior to October 1, 2003 and after the September 30, 2012 remain unchanged at a rate of $10.00. For information on this and other bills in the state, see the Michigan Nonprofit Association’s news page.

NH | Health Insurance Purchasing Alliances
HB 461 establishes a law governing purchasing alliances which may be formed for the purposes of purchasing health insurance. The bill, which represents increased access to healthcare for individuals who elect to participate in their respective unified employee network, outlines oversight and licensure requirements and prohibits certain practices.

NH | Administration of Skills Training by Unemployed Volunteers
HB 690 allows persons collecting unemployment benefits to gain job training through performing volunteer work at specific nonprofit organizations identified by the department of employment security. The department will assess which nonprofit organizations are qualified to accept these volunteers based on state-identified areas of skill shortage.

NY | Real Property Tax Exemption
A 01573 amends real property tax law and grants nonprofit organizations real property tax exemption, at local option, for those promptly applying that purchase after municipality's taxable status date.

PA | Filmmaker Tax Credit Law
HB 1433 states that a taxpayer filming within the state may claim a tax credit against the qualified tax liability if the taxpayer contributes at least 10% of the credit claimed to a charity, civic group, or volunteer fire department. For information on this and other bills in the state, see the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ policy page.

WI | Biennial State Budget Reporting Guidelines
HB 514 outlines information required for inclusion in biennial state budget reports, including projected tax and fee increases, resulting revenues, assessments conducted, and tax/fee collection methodologies. The bill also calls for disclosure of provisions which may increase local property tax rates and intended expenditure of related revenue.