# Michigan SB 0276: Natural resources: fishing; structuring of fishing licenses and hunting licenses; revise. Amends secs. 43520, 43522, 43523a, 43523b, 43524, 43525b, 43525c, 43527a, 43528, 43528a, 43528b, 43529, 43531, 43532, 43532a, 43533, 43535, 43540a, 43540c, 43546 & 43553 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43520 et seq.) & adds sec. 503d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0277'25Last Action: referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

Michigan SB 0276, Natural resources: fishing; structuring of fishing licenses and hunting licenses; revise. Amends secs. 43520, 43522, 43523a, 43523b, 43524, 43525b, 43525c, 43527a, 43528, 43528a, 43528b, 43529, 43531, 43532, 43532a, 43533, 43535, 43540a, 43540c, 43546 & 43553 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43520 et seq.) & adds sec. 503d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0277'25Last Action: referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by John Cherry (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-10-21 (referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan SB 0276
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Natural resources: fishing; structuring of fishing licenses and hunting licenses; revise. Amends secs. 43520, 43522, 43523a, 43523b, 43524, 43525b, 43525c, 43527a, 43528, 43528a, 43528b, 43529, 43531, 43532, 43532a, 43533, 43535, 43540a, 43540c, 43546 & 43553 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43520 et seq.) & adds sec. 503d. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0277'25Last Action: referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Last action: 2025-10-21, referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
- Sponsor: John Cherry (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Natural resources: fishing, Natural resources: hunting, State agencies (existing): natural resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (23 yes, 13 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: John Cherry (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jon C. Bumstead (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-21 | Senate | PASSED | pass | 23 | 13 | 1 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-10-21: referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism (House)
- 2025-10-21: read a first time (House)
- 2025-10-21: received on 10/21/2025 (House)
- 2025-10-21: TITLE AMENDED (Senate)
- 2025-10-21: PASSED ROLL CALL # 279 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 (Senate)
- 2025-10-08: PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) AS AMENDED (Senate)
- 2025-10-08: SUBSTITUTE (S-3) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN (Senate)
- 2025-10-08: REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-3) AND AMENDMENT(S) (Senate)
- 2025-09-25: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 (Senate)
- 2025-09-25: COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Senate)
- 2025-09-25: REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 9/24/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Passed by the Senate, 2025-10-21: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0276.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0276.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Passed by the Senate (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0276.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0276.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-SB0276-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).