2025 House Bill 4824

Liquor: other; definition of brand; modify.

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 105 (MCL 436.1105), as amended by 2022 PA 226, and by adding section 604.

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 4823–4825 of 2025 update Michigan’s liquor laws to regulate nonalcoholic beer and expand tasting room, festival, licensing, and promotional provisions; clarify brand definitions and distribution rules; and create a refundable recycling tax credit for beverage container distributors, with all three bills tied to the enactment of related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 27, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Matt Bierlein (R-97) and 13 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Joseph Aragona (R-60), Jamie Thompson (R-28), Bill Schuette (R-95), Mark Tisdel (R-55), Tom Kunse (R-100), Angela Witwer (D-76), Angela Rigas (R-79), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Mike McFall (D-14), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Peter Herzberg (D-25), Mike Hoadley (R-99) and Curtis VanderWall (R-102)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Sept. 18, 2025

Reported with substitute H-3

Referred to the Committee on Rules

Sept. 25, 2025

Reported with substitute H-3

Oct. 21, 2025

Substitute H-3 concurred in by voice vote

Oct. 22, 2025

Passed in the House 99 to 4 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Oct. 28, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs

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 6, line 25, by striking out all of enacting section 1 and 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. 4823.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

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

1. Amend page 7, following line 21, 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. 4823.”.

The amendment was withdrawn

Passed in the Senate 25 to 11 (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 102 to 4 (details)