HB6128 • 2026

State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit. Creates new act.

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Sponsor: David Martin (District 68), David Prestin (District 108), Gregory Markkanen (District 110), Tom Kunse (District 100), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (District 34), Gregory Alexander (District 98), Cameron Cavitt (District 106), Matt Maddock (District 51), Jaime Greene (District 65), Douglas Wozniak (District 59), Timothy Beson (District 96), Kathy Schmaltz (District 46), Steve Frisbie (District 44), Brian BeGole (District 71), Ken Borton (District 105), Mike Mueller (District 72), Tim Kelly (District 93), Gina Johnsen (District 78), Angela Rigas (District 79), Joseph Fox (District 101), Pat Outman (District 91), Jerry Neyer (District 92), William Bruck (District 30), Alicia St. Germaine (District 62), Parker Fairbairn (District 107), Karl Bohnak (District 109), Matt Bierlein (District 97), Curtis VanderWall (District 102)
Last action: 2026-06-25
Official status: bill electronically reproduced 06/24/2026
Effective date: Not listed

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State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit. Creates new act.

State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit.

What This Bill Does

State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit.
Creates new act.

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Bill History

2026-06-25 HJ 52 Pg. 0
bill electronically reproduced 06/24/2026
2026-06-24 HJ 51 Pg. 907
introduced by Representative Rep. David Martin
2026-06-24 HJ 51 Pg. 907
read a first time
2026-06-24 HJ 51 Pg. 907
referred to Committee on Judiciary

Official Summary Text

State agencies (existing): generally; use of open fields doctrine by law enforcement officers and state agencies; prohibit. Creates new act.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL NO. 6128

An act to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and
local officials and officers.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act: 1
(a) "Law enforcement officer" means that term as defined in 2
section 2 of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards 3
act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.602. 4
(b) "Open fields doctrine" means the exception to the Fourth 5
Amendment to the United States Constitution established by the 6
United States Supreme Court in Hester v United States, 265 US 57 7
June 24, 2026, Introduced by Reps. Martin, Prestin, Markkanen, Kunse, Jenkins-Arno, Alexander,
Cavitt, Maddock, Greene, Wozniak, Beson, Schmaltz, Frisbie, BeGole, Borton, Mueller, Kelly,
Johnsen, Rigas, Fox, Outman, Neyer, Bruck, St. Germaine, Fairbairn, B ohnak, Bierlein and
VanderWall and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
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(1924) and reaffirmed in Oliver v United States, 466 US 170 (1984). 1
(c) "State agency" means a state department, board, 2
commission, office, agency, institution, or other unit of state 3
government. 4
Sec. 2. The open fields doctrine does not apply to a search by 5
a law enforcement officer or an employee, officer, or agent of a 6
state agency. 7