HB 4401 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c).

HB 4401 removes the expiration date for Michigan's annual pheasant hunting license requirement, which was set to end on January 1, 2026. The bill maintains the current $25 fee for the license and keeps existing exemptions, such as for hunters on private land (outside hunting access programs), at licensed preserves, in the Upper Peninsula, or holding lifetime licenses. It also preserves the existing funding mechanism, directing license fees into a dedicated pheasant subaccount for purchasing and releasing pheasants on state land. The change ensures the licensing rule remains in effect indefinitely without altering other provisions of the law.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Apr 29, 2025 Signed Dec 31, 2025

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As Passed by the Senate → House Concurred Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill reformats the pheasant hunting license statute for publication purposes, primarily removing internal tracking numbers and page headers while consolidating the text into a cleaner layout. The substantive policy content regarding licensing requirements, fees, exemptions, and fund management remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed internal document tracking numbers, page headers, and footer text that were present in the Senate version but are not part of the actual law.

Consolidated the bill text into a continuous format without the line breaks and spacing used in the original Senate version for pagination purposes.

Standardized capitalization and formatting of the enacting clause and section headers to match House publication standards.

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 31, 2025

Introduced

filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:46 AM

lower

Dec 31, 2025

Signed into law

approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:16 AM

lower

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced

returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

upper

Dec 16, 2025

Upper · Passed

DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

upper

Jun 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Jun 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2

lower

May 21, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Jaime Greene

lower

1 primary · 8 co-sponsors