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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 5301: Natural resources: hunting; use of flashlights; allow. Amends sec. 40113 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113).

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 5301 is a bill introduced in the Michigan House on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Natural resources: hunting; use of flashlights; allow. Amends sec. 40113 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40113). Primary sponsor: Karl Bohnak (Republican). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 22, 2026): REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karl BohnakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Brian BeGoleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse71
Parker FairbairnCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse107
Greg MarkkanenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Jerry NeyerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Dave PrestinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108

“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 #117 Yeas 92 Nays 15 Excused 0 Not Voting 3
  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 12/02/2025
  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