2025 House Bill 4284

Weapons: licensing; fee for renewal of concealed pistol license; modify.

A bill 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 section 5l (MCL 28.425l), as amended by 2017 PA 95.

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House Bill No. 4284 amends Michigan's firearm licensing law to reduce renewal fees, streamline the renewal process, and adjust fee allocations, while maintaining certain educational waivers for retired officers.

Introduced in the House

March 20, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Brad Paquette (R-37) and six co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Doug Wozniak (R-59), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Matt Maddock (R-51), Steve Carra (R-36), Bill Schuette (R-95) and Jimmie Wilson (D-32)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Nov. 12, 2025

Reported without amendment

Jan. 14, 2026

Amendment offered by Rep. Tyrone Carter (D-1)

1. Amend page 8, following line 19, by inserting:

“(10) The amendatory act that added this subsection does not take effect unless both of the

following occur:

(a) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, there is appropriated to the department of state police the amount of $8,100,000.00 to implement the criminal background checks and application renewal process under this section.

(b) A continuing funding source is implemented to cover the cost to the department of state police

for conducting the criminal background checks and application renewal process under this section.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Kelly Breen (D-21)

1. Amend page 8, following line 19, by inserting:

“Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law:

(a) House Bill No. 4289.

(b) House Bill No. 4290.

(c) House Bill No. 4291.

(d) House Bill No. 4292.

(e) House Bill No. 4293.

(f) House Bill No. 4294.

(g) House Bill No. 4295.

(h) House Bill No. 4296.

(i) House Bill No. 4297.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 63 to 46 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

The motion prevailed by voice vote