---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection: other; criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage; provide for. Amends sec. 8905a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8905a)."
description: "Environmental protection: other; criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage; provide for. Amends sec. 8905a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8905a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4325"
citation: "Michigan HB 4325 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil procedure: other", "Crimes: other", "Crimes: penalties", "Environmental protection: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Helena Scott"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-22"
last_action: "2024-02-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43621ee6-174b-4b99-9906-14c4e3a43a2b"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4325"
source_hash: "1c9dae6ecbc4844af5587f49aa099d23a47db07e51ddde9ba72f3199689ff8b4"
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 4325 (2023-2024) — Environmental protection: other; criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage; provide for. Amends sec. 8905a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.8905a).

## 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/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4325.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4325.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4325.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4325.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0006.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 568 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **103–4** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 11 YEAS 29 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **29–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Helena Scott — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-22** introduced by Representative Helena Scott `introduction`
- **2023-03-22** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22** referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** bill electronically reproduced 03/22/2023
- **2023-10-05** reported with recommendation with amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-05** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-09** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-09** amended
- **2023-11-09** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-09** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 568 Yeas 103 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** transmitted
- **2023-11-14** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-06** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-02-14** PASSED ROLL CALL # 11 YEAS 29 NAYS 9 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-14** full title agreed to
- **2024-02-14** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-02-14** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-02-20** presented to the Governor 02/20/2024 03:34 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-21** approved by the Governor 02/21/2024 09:36 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-21** filed with Secretary of State 02/21/2024 11:04 AM
- **2024-02-21** assigned PA 6'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43621ee6-174b-4b99-9906-14c4e3a43a2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).