---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture: plants; classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments; prohibit. Amends sec. 2 of 1941 PA 359 (MCL 247.62)."
description: "Agriculture: plants; classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments; prohibit. Amends sec. 2 of 1941 PA 359 (MCL 247.62)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4857"
citation: "Michigan HB 4857 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture: plants", "Agriculture: regulation", "Local government: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Samantha Steckloff"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 25
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-06-27"
last_action: "2024-03-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/671000cc-6d60-43e0-979e-945f21f661ea"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4857"
source_hash: "f1e6acc96736bd0402251530f7f8428f3d47efbada7ca2fb2367d95d3b9e4c96"
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 4857 (2023-2024) — Agriculture: plants; classification of milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed by local governments; prohibit. Amends sec. 2 of 1941 PA 359 (MCL 247.62).

## 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/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4857.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4857.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4857.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4857.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0013.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 509 Yeas 88 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **88–21** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **24–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Samantha Steckloff — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-27** introduced by Representative Samantha Steckloff `introduction`
- **2023-06-27** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-06-27** referred to Committee on Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-28** bill electronically reproduced 06/27/2023
- **2023-10-11** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-10-11** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-08** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-08** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-08** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 509 Yeas 88 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-11-08** transmitted
- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-21** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-21** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-27** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-27** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-02-28** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
- **2024-02-28** PASSED ROLL CALL # 40 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-02-28** returned from Senate without amendment
- **2024-02-28** bill ordered enrolled
- **2024-03-05** presented to the Governor 02/29/2024 02:40 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-12** approved by the Governor 03/12/2024 10:10 AM `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-12** filed with Secretary of State 03/12/2024 11:18 AM
- **2024-03-12** assigned PA 13'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/671000cc-6d60-43e0-979e-945f21f661ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).