All Roll Calls
Yes: 137 • No: 6
MichiganHB 44012025-2026 Regular SessionHouse
Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c). Last Action: assigned PA 47'25 with immediate effect
Sponsored By: Jaime Greene (Republican)
Became Law
Natural resources: hunting
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Bill Overview
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3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 2 mixed.
License fees fund pheasant releases
The state creates a pheasant subaccount for license fees. The treasurer may invest the money and keep the interest in the account. Money stays in the account at year end. The department can spend it, when appropriated, only to buy and release live pheasants on suitable state-owned land.
Adults need $25 pheasant license
If you are 18 or older, you must buy a $25 annual pheasant hunting license. This is in addition to your base hunting license. You do not need this license if you only hunt at a licensed game bird preserve, hunt on private land that is not in the hunting access program, or hunt on public land in the Upper Peninsula. People with a lifetime small game, lifetime sportsperson’s, or comprehensive lifetime hunting and fishing license are also exempt.
Rules for stamp-form licenses
If your pheasant license is a stamp, you must attach it to your base license and sign across the stamp. Collectors may buy a stamp without attaching or signing it and without showing hunter competency. A collector stamp is not valid for hunting.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Jaime Greene
Republican • House
Cosponsors
Angela Witwer
Democratic • House
Donni Steele
Republican • House
Gina Johnsen
Republican • House
Gregory Alexander
Republican • House
James DeSana
Republican • House
Jason Woolford
Republican • House
Jennifer Wortz
Republican • House
Steve Frisbie
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 12/16/2025
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
Yes: 33 • No: 2 • Other: 2
House vote • 6/4/2025
passed; given immediate effect
Yes: 104 • No: 4 • Other: 2
Actions Timeline
assigned PA 47'25 with immediate effect
12/31/2025Housefiled with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:46 AM
12/31/2025Houseapproved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:16 AM
12/31/2025Housepresented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:48 PM
12/23/2025Housebill ordered enrolled
12/18/2025Housefull title agreed to
12/18/2025Housereturned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
12/18/2025HouseRETURNED TO HOUSE
12/18/2025HouseINSERTED FULL TITLE
12/18/2025SenatePASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
12/16/2025SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
12/16/2025SenateREPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
12/16/2025SenateRULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
12/16/2025SenatePLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
12/16/2025SenateDISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
12/16/2025SenateREFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
6/10/2025SenatePASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
6/10/2025Housetransmitted
6/4/2025Housepassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2
6/4/2025Houseread a third time
6/4/2025Houseplaced on third reading
6/3/2025Houseread a second time
6/3/2025Housereferred to second reading
5/21/2025Housereported with recommendation without amendment
5/21/2025Housebill electronically reproduced 04/29/2025
4/30/2025House
Bill Text
Public Act
12/23/2025
House Concurred
12/18/2025
As Passed by the Senate
12/16/2025
As Passed by the House
6/4/2025
Introduced
4/29/2025
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