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SB853 • 2026

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 12c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0854'26

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 12c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0854'26

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Sponsor
Stephanie Chang (District 3), Rosemary Bayer (District 13), Jeremy Moss (District 7), Dayna Polehanki (District 5), Sylvia A. Santana (District 2)
Last action
2026-05-19
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 12c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0854'26

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for.
  • Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec.
  • 12c.
  • TIE BAR WITH: SB 0854'26

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-19 SJ 44 Pg. 540

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/14/2026

  2. 2026-05-19 SJ 44 Pg. 540

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  3. 2026-03-18 SJ 26 Pg. 221

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG

  4. 2026-03-18 SJ 26 Pg. 221

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

Official Summary Text

Occupations: business licensing and registration; license to sell firearms at retail; provide for. Amends 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.421 - 28.435) by adding sec. 12c. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0854'26