2025 House Bill 4350 / 2026 Public Act 86

Natural resources: other; wildlife feeding; allow under certain conditions.

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 section 40111a (MCL 324.40111a), as amended by 2015 PA 265.

AI Analysis – Experimental

Amends the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act to allow limited wildlife and bird feeding near residences, expanding the definition and conditions under which feeding is permissible.

Introduced in the House

April 22, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Ken Borton (R-105) and 45 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Parker Fairbairn (R-107), James DeSana (R-29), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Angela Rigas (R-79), Timothy Beson (R-96), Matt Maddock (R-51), Tim Kelly (R-93), David Prestin (R-108), Karl Bohnak (R-109), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Bradley Slagh (R-85), Mike Mueller (R-72), John Roth (R-104), Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Rylee Linting (R-27), Bill Schuette (R-95), Tom Kunse (R-100), Ron Robinson (R-58), Mike Harris (R-52), Steve Carra (R-36), Joseph Aragona (R-60), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Denise Mentzer (D-61), William Bruck (R-30), Luke Meerman (R-89), Jennifer Wortz (R-35), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Nancy DeBoer (R-86), Gina Johnsen (R-78), Pat Outman (R-91), Doug Wozniak (R-59), Nancy Jenkins-Arno (R-34), Steve Frisbie (R-44), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Curtis VanderWall (R-102), Joseph Fox (R-101), Matt Hall (R-42), Brian BeGole (R-71), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Rachelle Smit (R-43) and Bryan Posthumus (R-90)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism

May 7, 2025

Reported without amendment

May 14, 2025

Passed in the House 82 to 24 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

May 20, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Agriculture

July 2, 2026

Discharged from committee

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-1

Substitute S-1 concurred in by voice vote

July 3, 2026

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 2, following line 29, 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. 4007.

(b) House Bill No. 4283.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Amendment offered by Sen. Ed McBroom (R-38)

1. Amend page 2, following line 26, 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. 4007.

(b) House Bill No. 4283.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Sen. Sam Singh (D-28)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the House

July 3, 2026

Substitute S-1 concurred in 76 to 32 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

July 27, 2026