2023 House Bill 4021 / Public Act 210

Law enforcement: training; definition of peace officer in ORV laws; include.

An act to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 81101, 81132, 81145, 81146, and 81150 (MCL 324.81101, 324.81132, 324.81145, 324.81146, and 324.81150), section 81101 as amended by 2020 PA 385 and sections 81132, 81145, 81146, and 81150 as added by 1995 PA 58.

Introduced in the House

Jan. 18, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

March 22, 2023

Reported without amendment

Sept. 26, 2023

Passed in the House 95 to 14 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Sept. 27, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Oct. 19, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 24, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Oct. 26, 2023

Reported without amendment

Oct. 31, 2023

Passed in the Senate 27 to 10 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Nov. 22, 2023