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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c)."
+description: "Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HB 4401"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4401 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Natural resources: hunting"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jaime Greene"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 28
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2025-04-29"
+last_action: "2025-12-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58e07fdc-287d-4730-89b8-0324f022841f"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4401"
+source_hash: "942476344a53abf6dac2b1e533ceaddd20288a1bfab2afd2cf2b2f3b964fe18c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
+---
+
+# Michigan HB 4401 (2025-2026) — Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c).
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4401.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4401.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4401.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4401.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0047.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **104–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jaime Greene — primary (person)
+- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
+- Donni Steele — cosponsor (person)
+- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
+- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
+- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Woolford — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Wortz — cosponsor (person)
+- Steve Frisbie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-29** introduced by Representative Rep. Jaime Greene `introduction`
+- **2025-04-29** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-29** referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-30** bill electronically reproduced 04/29/2025
+- **2025-05-21** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2025-05-21** referred to second reading
+- **2025-06-03** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-03** placed on third reading
+- **2025-06-04** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2025-06-04** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
+- **2025-06-04** transmitted
+- **2025-06-10** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2025-06-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
+- **2025-12-16** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
+- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
+- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
+- **2025-12-16** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2025-12-16** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2025-12-18** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2025-12-18** RETURNED TO HOUSE
+- **2025-12-18** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2025-12-18** full title agreed to
+- **2025-12-18** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2025-12-23** presented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:48 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:16 AM `executive-signature`
+- **2025-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:46 AM
+- **2025-12-31** assigned PA 47'25 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58e07fdc-287d-4730-89b8-0324f022841f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+