---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources; land acquisition; cap on acreage in northern Michigan; remove, approve strategic plan, and restrict certain land acquisitions if FILT payments not made or state or federal land constitutes 40% or more of land in county. Amends heading of subpt. 1 of pt. 21 & amends secs. 301, 503, 2106, 2133 & 72118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.301 et seq.) & adds subpt. 17 to pt. 21. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0302'17, SB 0303'17"
description: "Natural resources; land acquisition; cap on acreage in northern Michigan; remove, approve strategic plan, and restrict certain land acquisitions if FILT payments not made or state or federal land constitutes 40% or more of land in county. Amends heading of subpt. 1 of pt. 21 & amends secs. 301, 503, 2106, 2133 & 72118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.301 et seq.) & adds subpt. 17 to pt. 21. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0302'17, SB 0303'17"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 4475"
citation: "Michigan HB 4475 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural resources: land acquisition", "Natural resources: wildlife", "Natural resources: other", "State agencies (existing): natural resources", "State agencies (existing): environmental quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d76269f5-9e5a-46c5-b734-fa9f1d2bb0b2"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4475"
source_hash: "6d6ca153dacbc0e512f0f87e63e87b4aecbf727f273bf0bfd0ce66acd5b92891"
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 4475 (2017-2018) — Natural resources; land acquisition; cap on acreage in northern Michigan; remove, approve strategic plan, and restrict certain land acquisitions if FILT payments not made or state or federal land constitutes 40% or more of land in county. Amends heading of subpt. 1 of pt. 21 & amends secs. 301, 503, 2106, 2133 & 72118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.301 et seq.) & adds subpt. 17 to pt. 21. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0302'17, SB 0303'17

## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-4475.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-4475.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-4475.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-4475.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0240.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 493 YEAS 24 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–12** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 372 Yeas 67 Nays 42 — **67–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 82 — cosponsor (person)
- Beau LaFave — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
- David Maturen — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Glenn — cosponsor (person)
- Gary Howell — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Gary Howell `introduction`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 04/19/2017
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-5 `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-16T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-5 adopted
- **2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 372 Yeas 67 Nays 42 `passage`
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2018-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-05-29T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 493 YEAS 24 NAYS 12 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 2:02 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/27/2018 @ 2:41 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/27/2018 @ 3:02 PM
- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 240'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d76269f5-9e5a-46c5-b734-fa9f1d2bb0b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).