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type: "Bill"
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title: "State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act."
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description: "State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HB 4044"
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citation: "Michigan HB 4044 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["State: symbol"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Alabas Farhat"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 26
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-01-30"
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last_action: "2026-04-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e59fb54-3061-4843-84bc-c5d8287293bc"
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source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4044"
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source_hash: "a00e25c13f6a4c7336969086027e26af087d519bbeaa94c7bf0f0aae0e24ebb6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# Michigan HB 4044 (2025-2026) — State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4044.pdf)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4044.pdf)
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3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4044.pdf)
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4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4044.pdf)
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5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0007.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **31–4** (pass) · upper
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **92–17** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Alabas Farhat — primary (person)
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- Alicia St. Germaine — cosponsor (person)
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- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
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- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
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- Angela Witwer — cosponsor (person)
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- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
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- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
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- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
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- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
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- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
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- John Roth — cosponsor (person)
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- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
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- Ken Borton — cosponsor (person)
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- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
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- Nancy Jenkins-Arno — cosponsor (person)
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- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
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- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-30** introduced by Representative Rep. Alabas Farhat `introduction`
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- **2025-01-30** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30** referred to Committee on Government Operations `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-04** bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
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- **2025-05-08** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
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- **2025-05-08** referred to second reading
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- **2025-06-05** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-05** placed on third reading
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- **2025-06-11** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-11** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
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- **2025-06-11** transmitted
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- **2025-06-12** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
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- **2025-06-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-13** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
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- **2025-08-13** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
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- **2025-08-13** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
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- **2026-03-24** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
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- **2026-03-24** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
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- **2026-03-25** PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2026-03-25** RETURNED TO HOUSE
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- **2026-04-14** returned from Senate without amendment
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- **2026-04-14** bill ordered enrolled 03/25/2026
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- **2026-04-14** presented to the Governor 03/26/2026 11:02 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-04-14** approved by the Governor 03/26/2026 02:20 PM `executive-signature`
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- **2026-04-14** filed with Secretary of State 03/26/2026 03:45 PM
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- **2026-04-14** assigned PA 007'26
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e59fb54-3061-4843-84bc-c5d8287293bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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