---
type: "Bill"
title: "Liquor: licenses; issuance of specially designated merchant license or specially designated distributor license; allow for certain locations. Amends sec. 533 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1533). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4282'25"
description: "Liquor: licenses; issuance of specially designated merchant license or specially designated distributor license; allow for certain locations. Amends sec. 533 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1533). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4282'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HB 4595"
citation: "Michigan HB 4595 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Higher education: other", "Liquor: licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rylee Linting"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-06-10"
last_action: "2025-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/712cad21-c9c6-4c47-b9ba-eafae8e6b8d8"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4595"
source_hash: "c1440722f98c439623fbe53ed228800617e397661e83734c2f7f7640b54bdd98"
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 4595 (2025-2026) — Liquor: licenses; issuance of specially designated merchant license or specially designated distributor license; allow for certain locations. Amends sec. 533 of 1998 PA 58 (MCL 436.1533). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4282'25

## 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-4595.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4595.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4595.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4595.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2025-PA-0039.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4595-0N295.pdf)
7. **Substitute (H-1) - 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2025-HCVBH-4595-0O338.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #215 Yeas 90 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 13 — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 357 YEAS 33 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **33–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rylee Linting — primary (person)
- Douglas Wozniak — cosponsor (person)
- Jamie Thompson — cosponsor (person)
- Joseph Aragona — cosponsor (person)
- Kathy Schmaltz — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-10** introduced by Representative Rep. Rylee Linting `introduction`
- **2025-06-10** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-06-10** referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-11** bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025
- **2025-09-04** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2025-09-04** referred to second reading
- **2025-09-17** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2025-09-17** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2025-09-17** placed on third reading
- **2025-09-17** placed on immediate passage
- **2025-09-17** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2025-09-17** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #215 Yeas 90 Nays 7 Excused 0 Not Voting 13 `passage`
- **2025-09-17** transmitted
- **2025-09-18** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2025-09-18** 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 WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-12-18** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-12-23** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2025-12-23** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2025-12-18** PASSED ROLL CALL # 357 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 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 01:36 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2025-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/23/2025 10:00 AM `executive-signature`
- **2025-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/23/2025 11:30 AM
- **2025-12-31** assigned PA 39'25

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/712cad21-c9c6-4c47-b9ba-eafae8e6b8d8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).