103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 4445

Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).

In committee Last action February 11, 2026: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 10

Prime sponsor

Jennifer Wortz

Cosponsors (9)

Alicia St. Germaine, David Prestin, Gina Johnsen, Jaime Greene, Jason Woolford, Joseph Fox, Parker Fairbairn, Timothy Beson, Tom Kunse

Status

In committee as of February 11, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Natural Resources and Tourism, Senate Natural Resources and Agriculture (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 1

February 4, 2026House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #25 Yeas 66 Nays 38 Excused 0 Not Voting 6Passed66-38

yes (66) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, Conlin, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fitzgerald, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mentzer, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, O’Neal, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Tate, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak

no (38) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Carter, B., Carter, T., Dievendorf, Edwards, Farhat, Foreman, Grant, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Steckloff, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Xiong, Young

Official roll call

Timeline 14

Date	Chamber	Action
February 11, 2026	Senate	REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
February 11, 2026	Senate	PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
February 4, 2026	House	transmitted
February 4, 2026	House	passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #25 Yeas 66 Nays 38 Excused 0 Not Voting 6
February 4, 2026	House	read a third time
February 4, 2026	House	placed on immediate passage
February 4, 2026	House	placed on third reading
February 4, 2026	House	read a second time
December 17, 2025	House	referred to second reading
December 17, 2025	House	reported with recommendation without amendment
May 7, 2025	House	bill electronically reproduced May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025	House	referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism
May 6, 2025	House	read a first time
May 6, 2025	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Wortz

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.