---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources: hunting; penalty for failing to report a deer harvest or retain a deer harvest confirmation number; modify. Amends sec. 40118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40118)."
description: "Natural resources: hunting; penalty for failing to report a deer harvest or retain a deer harvest confirmation number; modify. Amends sec. 40118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40118)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 52"
citation: "Michigan SB 52 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural resources: hunting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Cherry"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-07-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/043794c7-876a-4183-8042-be83082625ec"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0052"
source_hash: "f93789a62b7eec321b16bc0922dcd7eecf73dd7d4d15b93bd08495f3a0073cb2"
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 52 (2023-2024) — Natural resources: hunting; penalty for failing to report a deer harvest or retain a deer harvest confirmation number; modify. Amends sec. 40118 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40118).

## 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-0052.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0052.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0055.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0052.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 236 Yeas 61 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **61–47** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Cherry — primary (person)
- Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
- John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
- Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Bayer — cosponsor (person)
- Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOHN CHERRY `introduction`
- **2023-02-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-08** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-03-08** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-03-15** PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-03-15** received on 03/15/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-22** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-22** referred to second reading
- **2023-06-22** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22** placed on third reading
- **2023-06-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-06-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 236 Yeas 61 Nays 47 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2023-06-27** inserted full title
- **2023-06-27** returned to Senate
- **2023-06-27** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2023-06-27** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2023-06-27** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-07-18** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 02:22 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-07-18** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/11/2023 12:30 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-07-18** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/12/2023 10:02 AM
- **2023-07-18** ASSIGNED PA 0055'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/043794c7-876a-4183-8042-be83082625ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).