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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 4445: Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

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Plain-language summary

HB 4445 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on May 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a). Primary sponsor: Jennifer Wortz (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 11, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jennifer WortzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Timmy BesonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Parker FairbairnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse107
Joseph FoxCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse101
Alicia St. GermaineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Jaime GreeneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Gina JohnsenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse78
Tom KunseCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse100
Dave PrestinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Jason WoolfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse50

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
  2. PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  3. transmitted
  4. passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #25 Yeas 66 Nays 38 Excused 0 Not Voting 6
  5. read a third time
  6. placed on immediate passage
  7. placed on third reading
  8. read a second time
  9. referred to second reading
  10. reported with recommendation without amendment
  11. bill electronically reproduced 05/06/2025
  12. referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source