---
type: "Bill"
title: "State: symbol; wild rice; designate as the official native grain. Creates new act."
description: "State: symbol; wild rice; designate as the official native grain. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4852"
citation: "Michigan HB 4852 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: other", "State: symbol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie Rheingans"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-27"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b263aa50-897f-4f6d-ae65-06643a8fd397"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4852"
source_hash: "7f4d083bfa4a7ce10be2369022078362b074429d7968e157940fff5b3c49d55a"
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 4852 (2023-2024) — State: symbol; wild rice; designate as the official native grain. Creates new act.

## 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-4852.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4852.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4852.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4852.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0247.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 632 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **28–10** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 328 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **104–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carrie Rheingans — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Bill Schuette — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
- Cam Cavitt — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Dave Prestin — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Greene — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jay DeBoyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Aragona — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Mike Mueller — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy DeBoer — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Robert Bezotte — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-27** introduced by Representative Carrie Rheingans `introduction`
- **2023-11-01** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-06-27** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-27** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** bill electronically reproduced 06/27/2023
- **2023-09-13** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-13** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-27** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-27** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-28** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-28** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 328 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-09-28** transmitted
- **2023-10-03** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2023-10-03** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-31** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2023-10-31** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2023-10-31** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2023-10-31** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-31** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-01** PASSED ROLL CALL # 632 YEAS 28 NAYS 10 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2023-11-01** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2023-11-01** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/27/2023 03:30 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/29/2023 05:22 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/30/2023 10:26 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 247'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b263aa50-897f-4f6d-ae65-06643a8fd397`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).