HB 4445 — Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).
Last action — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 11, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
6 added · 5 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of Bill HB 4445 introduced new lines of text while removing some previous lines. These changes likely clarify or update specific provisions in the bill. This matters because clearer language can lead to better understanding and implementation of the law, ensuring that it addresses current needs effectively.
HB-4445, As Passed House, February 4, 2026 HOUSE BILL NO.
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Action History
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REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE
Sponsors
- Jennifer Wortz · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 37 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Jennifer Wortz Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (146)
146 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 146 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 37% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| O’Neal | — | Yea |
| Myers-Phillips | — | Nay |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Nay |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Yea |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Carol Glanville | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Nay |
| Chedrick Greene | Democrat | Yea |
| Cynthia Neeley | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Nay |
| Emily Dievendorf | Democrat | Nay |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Morgan | Democrat | Nay |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Nay |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly Edwards | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Nay |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike McFall | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Foreman | Democrat | Nay |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Noah Arbit | Democrat | Nay |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Nay |
| Ranjeev Puri | Democrat | Nay |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Nay |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Nay |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Veronica Paiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia St. Germaine | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 10 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 66 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 63% | 37% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (104)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Myers-Phillips | — | Nay |
| Alabas Farhat | Democrat | Nay |
| Amos O'Neal | Democrat | Yea |
| Angela Witwer | Democrat | Yea |
| Brenda Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Carol Glanville | Democrat | Yea |
| Carrie Rheingans | Democrat | Nay |
| Cynthia Neeley | Democrat | Nay |
| Denise Mentzer | Democrat | Yea |
| Donavan McKinney | Democrat | Nay |
| Dylan Wegela | Democrat | Nay |
| Emily Dievendorf | Democrat | Nay |
| Helena Scott | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason M Hoskins | Democrat | Nay |
| Jason Morgan | Democrat | Nay |
| Jasper Martus | Democrat | Nay |
| Jennifer Conlin | Democrat | Yea |
| Jimmie Wilson Jr | Democrat | Nay |
| Joey Andrews | Democrat | Nay |
| John Fitzgerald | Democrat | Yea |
| Joseph Tate | Democrat | Yea |
| Julie Brixie | Democrat | Nay |
| Julie M. Rogers | Democrat | Nay |
| Kelly A Breen | Democrat | Nay |
| Kimberly Edwards | Democrat | Nay |
| Kristian Grant | Democrat | Nay |
| Laurie Pohutsky | Democrat | Nay |
| Mai Xiong | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Koleszar | Democrat | Nay |
| Matt Longjohn | Democrat | Nay |
| Mike McFall | Democrat | Nay |
| Morgan Foreman | Democrat | Nay |
| Natalie Price | Democrat | Nay |
| Noah Arbit | Democrat | Nay |
| Penelope Tsernoglou | Democrat | Nay |
| Peter Herzberg | Democrat | Yea |
| Phil Skaggs | Democrat | Nay |
| Ranjeev Puri | Democrat | Nay |
| Reggie Miller | Democrat | Nay |
| Regina Weiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Samantha Steckloff | Democrat | Nay |
| Sharon MacDonell | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephanie A Young | Democrat | Nay |
| Stephen Wooden | Democrat | Nay |
| Tullio Liberati Jr. | Democrat | Yea |
| Tyrone Carter | Democrat | Nay |
| Veronica Paiz | Democrat | Nay |
| Will Snyder | Democrat | Yea |
| Alicia St. Germaine | Republican | Yea |
| Angela Rigas | Republican | Yea |
| Ann M. Bollin | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Schuette | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Paquette | Republican | Yea |
| Bradley Slagh | Republican | Yea |
| Brian BeGole | Republican | Yea |
| Bryan Posthumus | Republican | Yea |
| Cameron Cavitt | Republican | Yea |
| Curtis S VanderWall | Republican | Yea |
| David Prestin | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Donni Steele | Republican | Yea |
| Douglas C Wozniak | Republican | Yea |
| Gina Johnsen | Republican | Yea |
| Greg VanWoerkom | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Markkanen | Republican | Yea |
| Jaime Greene | Republican | Yea |
| James DeSana | Republican | Yea |
| Jamie Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jason Woolford | Republican | Yea |
| Jay DeBoyer | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Wortz | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry Neyer | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Roth | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph A. Aragona | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Fox | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pavlov | Republican | Yea |
| Karl Bohnak | Republican | Yea |
| Kathy Schmaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Ken Borton | Republican | Yea |
| Luke Meerman | Republican | Yea |
| Mark A Tisdel | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Bierlein | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Harris | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Hoadley | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Mueller | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy DeBoer | Republican | Yea |
| Nancy Jenkins-Arno | Republican | Yea |
| Parker Fairbairn | Republican | Yea |
| Pauline Wendzel | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Green | Republican | Yea |
| Rachelle Smit | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Outman | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Robinson | Republican | Yea |
| Rylee Linting | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Lightner | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Carra | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Frisbie | Republican | Yea |
| Thomas Kuhn | Republican | Yea |
| Tim Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Beson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom Kunse | Republican | Yea |
| William Bruck | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 4445 do?
- Natural resources: hunting; feeding or baiting deer; allow. Amends secs. 40102 & 40111a of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.40102 & 324.40111a).
- Who sponsors HB 4445?
- HB 4445 is sponsored by Jennifer Wortz (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 4445?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 11, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 4445?
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