---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environmental protection: other; environmental rules review committee; eliminate. Amends secs. 33, 39a, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 & 48 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.233 et seq.) & repeals secs. 65 & 66 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.265 & 24.266)."
description: "Environmental protection: other; environmental rules review committee; eliminate. Amends secs. 33, 39a, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 & 48 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.233 et seq.) & repeals secs. 65 & 66 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.265 & 24.266)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4826"
citation: "Michigan HB 4826 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental protection: other", "State agencies (existing): environment", "Great Lakes", "and energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon MacDonell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-15"
last_action: "2024-02-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3feb70f2-a2d4-4d98-828e-0bbc3a5c62ed"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4826"
source_hash: "a8da8286f61d50c0480c49c8a1c9c0fae0f67bcc0c9d54060450a28689c4628c"
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 4826 (2023-2024) — Environmental protection: other; environmental rules review committee; eliminate. Amends secs. 33, 39a, 41, 42, 43, 44, 47 & 48 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.233 et seq.) & repeals secs. 65 & 66 of 1969 PA 306 (MCL 24.265 & 24.266).

## 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-4826.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4826.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4826.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4826.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0009.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 19 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–17** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 550 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sharon MacDonell — primary (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-20** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-06-15** introduced by Representative Sharon MacDonell `introduction`
- **2023-06-15** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-15** referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-20** bill electronically reproduced 06/15/2023
- **2023-10-31** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-31** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 550 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** transmitted
- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `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
- **2024-02-20** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2024-02-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 19 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-02-20** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-02-20** full title agreed to
- **2024-02-20** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-02-22** presented to the Governor 02/22/2024 02:44 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-02-27** approved by the Governor 02/27/2024 10:38 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-02-27** filed with Secretary of State 02/27/2024 11:26 AM
- **2024-02-27** assigned PA 9'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3feb70f2-a2d4-4d98-828e-0bbc3a5c62ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).