---
type: "Bill"
title: "State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act."
description: "State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4044"
citation: "Michigan HB 4044 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State: symbol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alabas Farhat"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e59fb54-3061-4843-84bc-c5d8287293bc"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4044"
source_hash: "a00e25c13f6a4c7336969086027e26af087d519bbeaa94c7bf0f0aae0e24ebb6"
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 4044 (2025-2026) — State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4044.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4044.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4044.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4044.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0007.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **31–4** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **92–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alabas Farhat — primary (person)
- Alicia St. Germaine — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Jenkins-Arno — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. Alabas Farhat `introduction`
- **2025-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-01-30** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
- **2025-05-08** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-08** referred to second reading
- **2025-06-05** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-06-05** placed on third reading
- **2025-06-11** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-06-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2025-06-11** transmitted
- **2025-06-12** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-06-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2025-08-13** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2026-03-24** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-24** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2026-03-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2026-03-25** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2026-04-14** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2026-04-14** bill ordered enrolled 03/25/2026
- **2026-04-14** presented to the Governor 03/26/2026 11:02 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2026-04-14** approved by the Governor 03/26/2026 02:20 PM `executive-signature`
- **2026-04-14** filed with Secretary of State 03/26/2026 03:45 PM
- **2026-04-14** assigned PA 007'26

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e59fb54-3061-4843-84bc-c5d8287293bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).