---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources: fishing; penalties for certain fishing violations; modify. Amends sec. 48738 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48738)."
description: "Natural resources: fishing; penalties for certain fishing violations; modify. Amends sec. 48738 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48738)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 4149"
citation: "Michigan HB 4149 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural resources: fishing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Damoose"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7302558-b19e-49b4-a4c3-93c36ed92e16"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4149"
source_hash: "4f5ece9659e5207a8b31eb0cf92369cc938fe782f454278674d20c43a428faab"
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 4149 (2021-2022) — Natural resources: fishing; penalties for certain fishing violations; modify. Amends sec. 48738 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.48738).

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBH-4149.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/House/htm/2021-HEBS-4149.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billconcurred/House/htm/2021-HCB-4149.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/House/htm/2021-HIB-4149.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0014.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 22 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 110 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **106–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Damoose — primary (person)
- Graham Filler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative John Damoose `introduction`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/04/2021
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-09T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2021-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 110 Yeas 106 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2021-04-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-09T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-01T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 22 YEAS 38 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2022-02-10T05:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2022-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 02/15/2022 11:30 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 02/23/2022 10:32 AM `executive-signature`
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 02/23/2022 11:26 AM
- **2022-02-23T05:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 14'22 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f7302558-b19e-49b4-a4c3-93c36ed92e16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).