---
type: "Bill"
title: "Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify. Amends secs. 1105, 1111 & 4102 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1105 et seq.)."
description: "Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify. Amends secs. 1105, 1111 & 4102 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1105 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4122"
citation: "Michigan HB 4122 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Food: cottage food operation", "Food: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gregory Alexander"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-25"
last_action: "2025-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b7709b4-9425-41e6-a2ee-b23d7833dcee"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4122"
source_hash: "4508dce7acec2f449c4a68d1aa1534a2f1491b57f62c5dee7818a04b70adca16"
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 4122 (2025-2026) — Food: cottage food operation; certain requirements for cottage food operations and cottage food products; modify. Amends secs. 1105, 1111 & 4102 of 2000 PA 92 (MCL 289.1105 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4122.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4122.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4122.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4122.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0051.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4122-0O339.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 356 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #61 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **101–7** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call #375 Yeas 86 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 22 — **86–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gregory Alexander — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- David Prestin — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Markkanen — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Greene — cosponsor (person)
- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Wortz — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Neyer — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Pavlov — cosponsor (person)
- Karl Bohnak — cosponsor (person)
- Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Bierlein — cosponsor (person)
- Nancy Jenkins-Arno — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Tim Kelly — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)
- William Bruck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-25** introduced by Representative Rep. Gregory Alexander `introduction`
- **2025-02-25** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-02-25** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26** bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2025
- **2025-04-17** reported with recommendation with amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-17** referred to second reading
- **2025-04-22** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** amended
- **2025-04-22** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2025-04-22** placed on third reading
- **2025-04-22** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-04-22** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #61 Yeas 101 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2025-04-22** transmitted
- **2025-04-29** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-04-29** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS `referral-committee`
- **2025-12-16** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2025-12-16** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2025-12-18** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18** AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN
- **2025-12-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH AMENDMENT(S)
- **2025-12-18** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-12-18** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-12-18** PASSED ROLL CALL # 356 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-12-18** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2025-12-18** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2025-12-18** returned from Senate with amendment(s) with full title
- **2025-12-18** laid over one day under the rules
- **2025-12-18** rule suspended
- **2025-12-18** Senate amendment(s) concurred in
- **2025-12-18** roll call Roll Call #375 Yeas 86 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 22
- **2025-12-18** full title agreed to
- **2025-12-18** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-12-23** presented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:42 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:24 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:54 AM
- **2025-12-31** assigned PA 51'25

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b7709b4-9425-41e6-a2ee-b23d7833dcee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).