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HB4049 • 2026

Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4050'25

Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4050'25

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Sponsor
James DeSana (District 29), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Luke Meerman (District 89), Jaime Greene (District 65), Rachelle Smit (District 43), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Jason Woolford (District 50), Matt Maddock (District 51), Joseph Fox (District 101), Jason Morgan (District 23)
Last action
2025-02-04
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official summary and digest do not provide specific details about the restrictions on roosters or limits on the number of hen chickens allowed.

Allowing Hen Chickens in Residential Areas

This law allows people to keep hen chickens for eggs in residential areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes the rules about what animals can live in certain parts of towns and cities.
  • Allows people to raise hen chickens, which are female chickens that lay eggs, in their homes or yards.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who live in residential areas where the law is passed
  • Farmers and people who want to raise hen chickens for eggs

Terms To Know

Hen chicken
A female chicken that lays eggs.
Residential area
The part of a town or city where people live in houses or apartments.

Limits and Unknowns

  • Does not say how many hen chickens can be kept.
  • Official source material does not specify exclusion for roosters.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-04 HJ 11 Pg. 89

    bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025

  2. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 86

    introduced by Representative Rep. James DeSana

  3. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 86

    read a first time

  4. 2025-01-30 HJ 10 Pg. 86

    referred to Committee on Agriculture

Official Summary Text

Land use: zoning and growth management; rearing of hen chickens in residential areas; allow. Amends sec. 204 of 2006 PA 110 (MCL 125.3204). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4050'25