LANSING — Tax incentives that could lure big companies to Michigan will be on the agenda Wednesday as the Legislature comes to the Capitol for its one day of session in July.

But the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, which pulled the package from consideration right before adjourning last month, isn't saying whether it has the votes to pass, despite a hard push from Gov. Rick Snyder, the business community and the Michigan Senate.

At stake is the possibility of luring Foxconn, a Taiwanese technology company that produces television and cellphone screens and is looking to invest billions in the United States.

"We had a very constructive conversation," said Speaker of the House Tom Leonard, R-DeWitt, after meeting with Snyder for about one hour this morning. "I plan to convey the information to my caucus tomorrow and we'll go from there."

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It was Leonard who unexpectedly delayed a vote on the bills last month, and adjourned to begin the Legislature's summer break, after finding out that Snyder was reportedly cutting a deal with Democrats to get their votes on the bills. It was the first meeting between the two Republican leaders since the package unraveled after hours of negotiation last month.

Other House Republicans meeting with Snyder Tuesday morning were Reps. Laura Cox of Livonia, Lee Chatfield, of Levering, Jim Tedder of Clarkston, Gary Glenn of Midland and Dan Lauwers of Brockway.

Leonard is expected to meet again Wednesday morning with Snyder and Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, before session starts at 10 a.m.

Snyder, the Michigan Senate and many in the business community have been pushing the bills hard for the last two months as a necessary tool to lure a large number of jobs to the state.

"I hope it goes through tomorrow because it will be good for Michigan," Snyder said after the meeting. " I'd love it to be bipartisan so we're talking with people on both sides of the aisle to get people to understand the benefits of the bill."

Members of the House Democratic caucus from Detroit also met with Snyder's staff Tuesday, trying to come up with some agreements on areas of mutual concern, such as transportation and day care for employees at the new large companies, and training for workers. It will take a mix of Republican and Democratic votes to get the bill passed because a core of conservative Republicans object to the package, preferring tax breaks go to all residents, rather than just to select businesses.

Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, D-Detroit, said she is "certainly looking for a way to be supportive" of attracting a company that could provide thousands of new jobs.

"That would be epic," she said. "We should be competitive as a state."

While Snyder couldn't specifically say that Foxconn is in the mix, he said it's important that the bills get taken up because "there are companies out there who are making decisions in the summertime. It's important that we have this as a tool in our toolkit and help bring some big job opportunities to Michigan ... that would likely disappear" without the incentives.

Last month, the House Tax Policy committee voted 9-3 to send the package to the full House, but Leonard said a deal that Snyder supposedly negotiated with Democrats would harm Republican caucus priorities and they were shelving the bill.

Republican sources in the House, who weren't authorized to speak on the record, said Snyder reportedly told Democrats he would veto any legislation that would negatively affect organized labor in exchange for their votes.

Snyder said Tuesday he wouldn't get into specifics on the content of the talks he was having with members on both sides of the political aisle.

One bargaining chip he has is the teacher retirement legislation — switching new teachers from a pension system to a 401(k)-style retirement benefit — that was a top priority for Leonard and Meekhof and was passed by the Legislature last month. Snyder hasn't signed the bill yet and has until Thursday to sign or veto the legislation that he initially opposed, but finally agreed to support in order to complete the 2017-18 budget with some of his priorities restored.

The Good Jobs for Michigan legislation would:

Allow businesses that expand or relocate to Michigan to receive up to a 10-year, 100% abatement on the personal income tax withholdings of new employees if at least 250 new jobs are brought to the state, at wage rates that are at least 125% above the average for the region.

Make the incentive a five-year, 50% abatement on those withholdings for companies that bring in at least 500 jobs that pay the average wage for the region.

Companies that bring up to 3,000 jobs to the state at average wages in the region also would qualify for the 100% incentive for up to 10 years.

Require that eligible companies make a good faith effort to hire Michiganders for the new jobs in the state.

Prohibit eligible companies from using jobs obtained through a merger or acquisition of another company as a qualifier for the incentive.

End incentives in 2019 and lower the maximum amount of tax incentives at any one time to $200 million.

The businesses would have to prove the jobs were created before they could qualify for the incentives and would be audited by an independent third party to ensure those jobs are maintained.

The incentive program would be limited to 15 new projects per year, with a maximum value for all outstanding projects at any time capped at $200 million.

One of the reasons for the big push on the legislation is the state's efforts to lure companies such as Taiwanese-based technology giant Foxconn, which is looking to invest $7 billion in the U.S. Some of the other states in the mix for Foxconn's investment are Wisconsin, Ohio and Texas.

Snyder traveled to Japan last month in the hunt for foreign investments in the state, and Foxconn officials have visited sites in Michigan three times in the last month.

The bills — SB 242-244 — are on the agenda as the House interrupts its summer break on Wednesday.The Senate will also return to session Wednesday because it will need to concur in any changes the House makes to the incentive bills, which the Senate passed in March

Contact Kathleen Gray: 313-223-4430, kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal.