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HB4073 • 2026

Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of natural resources. Amends sec. 1602 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1602) & adds sec. 1507.

Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of natural resources. Amends sec. 1602 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1602) & adds sec. 1507.

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Sponsor
David Prestin (District 108), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Ken Borton (District 105), Brian BeGole (District 71), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Mike Mueller (District 72), Tim Kelly (District 93), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), David Martin (District 68), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Luke Meerman (District 89), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Timothy Beson (District 96), Joseph Pavlov (District 64), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Jerry Neyer (District 92), Joseph Fox (District 101), Matt Maddock (District 51), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Angela Rigas (District 79), William Bruck (District 30), Curtis VanderWall (District 102), Jaime Greene (District 65)
Last action
2025-11-06
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Warrant Requirements for the Department of Natural Resources

This law changes how the Department of Natural Resources gets search warrants and adds new rules about when they can use them.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes how the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) gets search warrants by adding a statutory warrant requirement.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Department of Natural Resources

Terms To Know

Statutory warrant requirement
A rule that says a specific type of search warrant is needed by law.
Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
The government agency responsible for managing natural resources like forests, water, and wildlife.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill has not yet been passed into a law.
  • It is currently being reviewed by the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.

Amendments

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H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

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Bill History

  1. 2025-11-06 SJ 103 Pg. 1717

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-11-06 SJ 103 Pg. 1717

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS, JUDICIARY, AND PUBLIC SAFETY

  3. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1762

    read a second time

  4. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1762

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  5. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1762

    placed on third reading

  6. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1764

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1764

    read a third time

  8. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1764

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #286 Yeas 63 Nays 37 Excused 0 Not Voting 10

  9. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1764

    title amended

  10. 2025-11-04 HJ 106 Pg. 1764

    transmitted

  11. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1020

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  12. 2025-09-24 HJ 86 Pg. 1020

    referred to second reading

  13. 2025-02-13 HJ 16 Pg. 113

    bill electronically reproduced 02/12/2025

  14. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    introduced by Representative Rep. Dave Prestin

  15. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    read a first time

  16. 2025-02-12 HJ 15 Pg. 110

    referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

Official Summary Text

Criminal procedure: warrants; statutory warrant requirement; provide for department of natural resources. Amends sec. 1602 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.1602) & adds sec. 1507.