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HB4116 • 2026

Occupations: pawnbrokers; allowable rate of interest changed by pawnbrokers, increase. Amends secs. 8 & 9 of 1917 PA 273 (MCL 446.208 & 446.209). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4115'25

Occupations: pawnbrokers; allowable rate of interest changed by pawnbrokers, increase. Amends secs. 8 & 9 of 1917 PA 273 (MCL 446.208 & 446.209). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4115'25

Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
Tullio Liberati (District 2), Reggie Miller (District 31), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Ron Robinson (District 58), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Will Snyder (District 87), Peter Herzberg (District 25), Matt Maddock (District 51)
Last action
2025-04-15
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about how the interest rate will be increased or what the new limits are. The exact impact on pawnbrokers and borrowers is unclear until more information is provided.

Pawnbroker Interest Rates

This law changes the maximum interest rate that pawnbrokers can charge on loans.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates sections 8 and 9 of an old law from 1917 about pawnbroking rules.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Pawnbrokers who make loans using personal items as collateral.

Terms To Know

pawnbroker
A person or business that lends money in exchange for holding onto someone's personal property until the loan is paid back.
interest rate
The percentage of a loan amount that is charged as extra cost by the lender over time.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This bill has not yet been passed into law and needs to go through more steps in the legislative process.
  • It does not specify how much higher the interest rate can be, only that it will increase.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-15 SJ 31 Pg. 292

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-04-15 SJ 31 Pg. 292

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION

  3. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 295

    read a third time

  4. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 295

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #43 Yeas 83 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

  5. 2025-03-20 HJ 30 Pg. 295

    transmitted

  6. 2025-03-19 HJ 29 Pg. 288

    read a second time

  7. 2025-03-19 HJ 29 Pg. 288

    placed on third reading

  8. 2025-03-13 HJ 27 Pg. 245

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  9. 2025-03-13 HJ 27 Pg. 245

    referred to second reading

  10. 2025-02-26 HJ 21 Pg. 169

    bill electronically reproduced 02/25/2025

  11. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 150

    introduced by Representative Rep. Tullio Liberati Jr.

  12. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 150

    read a first time

  13. 2025-02-25 HJ 20 Pg. 150

    referred to Committee on Regulatory Reform

Official Summary Text

Occupations: pawnbrokers; allowable rate of interest changed by pawnbrokers, increase. Amends secs. 8 & 9 of 1917 PA 273 (MCL 446.208 & 446.209). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4115'25