---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c)."
description: "Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4401"
citation: "Michigan HB 4401 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Natural resources: hunting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jaime Greene"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-04-29"
last_action: "2025-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58e07fdc-287d-4730-89b8-0324f022841f"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4401"
source_hash: "942476344a53abf6dac2b1e533ceaddd20288a1bfab2afd2cf2b2f3b964fe18c"
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 4401 (2025-2026) — Natural resources: hunting; pheasant hunting licensing; eliminate sunset. Amends sec. 43525c of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.43525c).

## 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-4401.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4401.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4401.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4401.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0047.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — **104–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jaime Greene — primary (person)
- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
- Donni Steele — cosponsor (person)
- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
- Gregory Alexander — cosponsor (person)
- James DeSana — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Woolford — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Wortz — cosponsor (person)
- Steve Frisbie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-29** introduced by Representative Rep. Jaime Greene `introduction`
- **2025-04-29** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-04-29** referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** bill electronically reproduced 04/29/2025
- **2025-05-21** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2025-05-21** referred to second reading
- **2025-06-03** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-06-03** placed on third reading
- **2025-06-04** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-06-04** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #135 Yeas 104 Nays 4 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 `passage`
- **2025-06-04** transmitted
- **2025-06-10** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-06-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE `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
- **2025-12-16** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-16** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-12-16** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 368 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-12-18** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2025-12-18** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2025-12-18** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
- **2025-12-18** full title agreed to
- **2025-12-18** bill ordered enrolled
- **2025-12-23** presented to the Governor 12/22/2025 01:48 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:16 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:46 AM
- **2025-12-31** assigned PA 47'25 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/58e07fdc-287d-4730-89b8-0324f022841f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).