---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources: fishing; certain requirements for charter boat operators, commercial fishers, and wholesale dealers of fish; modify. Amends secs. 44508, 44524, 47325, 47327 & 47333 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.44508 et seq.)."
description: "Natural resources: fishing; certain requirements for charter boat operators, commercial fishers, and wholesale dealers of fish; modify. Amends secs. 44508, 44524, 47325, 47327 & 47333 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.44508 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 441"
citation: "Michigan SB 441 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural resources: Great Lakes", "Natural resources: fishing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Shink"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-06-28"
last_action: "2023-12-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75a6d803-2a6f-47f5-a577-ecb12d8523c8"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0441"
source_hash: "81ab095248cb43cfac2627fd0488ef0a1b39696095effcc7065247775c46844b"
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 SB 441 (2023-2024) — Natural resources: fishing; certain requirements for charter boat operators, commercial fishers, and wholesale dealers of fish; modify. Amends secs. 44508, 44524, 47325, 47327 & 47333 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.44508 et seq.).

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0441.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0441.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0239.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2023-SCB-0441.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0441.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0441-0O3323.pdf)
7. **Substitute (S-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0441-00B74.pdf)
8. **Substitute (S-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0441-0B735.pdf)
9. **Substitute (S-1) - 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0441-00C76.pdf)
10. **Substitute (S-1) - 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-SCVBS-0441-00D47.pdf)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 740 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **23–13** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 576 Yeas 87 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 — **87–20** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 503 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **21–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sue Shink — primary (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-28** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SUE SHINK `introduction`
- **2023-06-28** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-09-27** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-09-27** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2023-10-04** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-04** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-10-04** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2023-10-05** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2023-10-05** PASSED ROLL CALL # 503 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-10-05** received on 10/05/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-10-05** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-10-05** referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **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** amended
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** postponed temporarily
- **2023-11-09** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 576 Yeas 87 Nays 20 Excused 0 Not Voting 3 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** returned to Senate
- **2023-11-09** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2023-11-09** ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 740 YEAS 23 NAYS 13 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/27/2023 02:38 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/29/2023 05:06 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/30/2023 10:10 AM
- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0239'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75a6d803-2a6f-47f5-a577-ecb12d8523c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).