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HB4191 • 2026

Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

Active

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

Sponsor
Timothy Beson (District 96), Jay DeBoyer (District 63), Jennifer Wortz (District 35), Jerry Neyer (District 92), John Roth (District 104), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Tom Kunse (District 100), Pat Outman (District 91), Mike Harris (District 52), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Joseph Aragona (District 60), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Sarah Lightner (District 45), Bill Schuette (District 95), Tullio Liberati (District 2), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Mike Mueller (District 72), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action
2025-03-12
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the cost of the license or exact changes to existing laws. The bill summary text is too brief to confirm additional specifics beyond creating a new license requirement.

Hunting Rules for Deer Baiting

This law creates a new license requirement for people who want to use bait when hunting deer.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates a special license that hunters need if they want to put out food to attract deer while hunting.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Hunters who want to use bait to hunt deer

Terms To Know

Deer Baiting License
A special permit hunters need if they put out food to attract deer while hunting.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact cost of the new license is not specified in this summary.
  • It's unclear how soon after this bill becomes law that hunters will have to get the new licenses.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-12 HJ 26 Pg. 231

    bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2025

  2. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 211

    introduced by Representative Rep. Timothy Beson

  3. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 211

    read a first time

  4. 2025-03-11 HJ 25 Pg. 211

    referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

Official Summary Text

Natural resources: hunting; deer baiting license; provide for. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).