2023 House Bill 4138 / Public Act 19

Weapons: firearms; license or background check for purchase of firearms; require.

An act to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled “An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possessing, and carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and electro-muscular disruption devices under certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 1, 2, 2a, 2b, 12, and 14a (MCL 28.421, 28.422, 28.422a, 28.422b, 28.432, and 28.434a), section 1 as amended by 2017 PA 95, section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 200, section 2a as amended by 2016 PA 301, section 2b as amended by 2014 PA 205, section 12 as amended by 2010 PA 209, and section 14a as added by 2010 PA 295.

Introduced in the House

Feb. 28, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Jaime Churches (D-27) and 44 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kelly Breen (D-21), Christine Morse (D-40), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Julie Rogers (D-41), Julie Brixie (D-73), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Noah Arbit (D-20), Jasper Martus (D-69), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Rachel Hood (D-81), Carol Glanville (D-84), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Natalie Price (D-5), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Stephanie Young (D-16), Kara Hope (D-74), Jason Morgan (D-23), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Regina Weiss (D-6), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Lori Stone (D-13), Mike McFall (D-8), Helena Scott (D-7), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Kristian Grant (D-82), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Brenda Carter (D-53), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Will Snyder (D-87), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Reggie Miller (D-31), Karen Whitsett (D-4) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 8, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 56 to 53 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

March 9, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

March 23, 2023

Reported without amendment

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

April 13, 2023