HB 4679 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Agriculture: weights and measures; certain definitions; provide for. Amends secs. 10 & 28c of 1964 PA 283 (MCL 290.610 & 290.628c). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4678'25

HB 4679 updates Michigan's Weights and Measures Act to align with current national standards. It revises references to incorporate the 2023 editions of NIST Handbook 130 (for packaging, labeling, and sales methods) and NIST Handbook 44 (for weight/measure device specifications). The bill specifically exempts cottage food operations from including their address on labels if they follow food law rules and are registered with MSU. It also clarifies that motor vehicle repair facilities are not subject to weight-measure oversight for oil sales unless referred by the Secretary of State. These changes primarily affect businesses selling goods by weight, measure, or count, including retailers, food producers, and repair facilities.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Governor
Introduced Jun 25, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2026
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House Introduced Bill As Passed by the House · 2 edits · Jan 22, 2026
MINOR
The bill was reformatted to standard legislative style and corrected several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing found in the original draft. No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or scope adjustments were made.
TECHNICAL

Corrected sentence structure and removed redundant words (e.g., changing 'He The director shall' to 'The director shall') to improve clarity and readability.

Standardized the header and introductory text to match official legislative formatting conventions.

Floor votes · House Jan 22, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 23, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
upper
Apr 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/22/2026
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS
upper
Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #22 Yeas 98 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 8
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
recommendation concurred in
lower
Nov 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Tullio Liberati Jr.
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors

Sponsors