---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations from the natural resources trust fund; provide for. Creates appropriation act."
description: "Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations from the natural resources trust fund; provide for. Creates appropriation act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4392"
citation: "Michigan HB 4392 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations: department of natural resources"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ken Borton"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 29
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-04-24"
last_action: "2025-10-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b130fdc5-2c28-42ee-b895-81e1fa516aae"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4392"
source_hash: "2815d8caefb6174f883357f2c8ba65a841840b46da05bb5ea7f544353ba00d56"
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 4392 (2025-2026) — Appropriations: department of natural resources; appropriations from the natural resources trust fund; provide for. Creates appropriation 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-4392.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4392.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4392.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4392.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0021.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4392-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4392-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #113 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **104–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 259 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **27–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ken Borton — primary (person)
- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
- Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
- David Prestin — cosponsor (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- Jerry Neyer — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
- Timothy Beson — cosponsor (person)
- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
- William Bruck — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-24** introduced by Representative Rep. Ken Borton `introduction`
- **2025-04-24** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** referred to Committee on Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-29** bill electronically reproduced 04/24/2025
- **2025-04-30** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-30** referred to second reading
- **2025-05-13** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2025-05-13** placed on third reading
- **2025-05-14** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #113 Yeas 104 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2025-05-14** title amended
- **2025-05-14** transmitted
- **2025-05-20** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-05-20** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2025-08-26** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 8/13/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-08-26** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2025-08-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-10-02** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-10-02** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-10-02** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-10-02** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-10-03** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 259 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-10-03** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect
- **2025-10-03** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-10-07** presented to the Governor 10/06/2025 03:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-10-08** approved by the Governor 10/07/2025 12:12 PM `executive-signature`
- **2025-10-08** filed with Secretary of State 10/07/2025 01:28 PM
- **2025-10-08** assigned PA 21'25 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b130fdc5-2c28-42ee-b895-81e1fa516aae`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).