2025 House Bill 4843

Weapons: other; exceptions to use of portable device or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, wave, or beam; modify.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 224a (MCL 750.224a), as amended by 2012 PA 122.

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House Bill No. 4843 amends Michigan's penal code to expand and clarify who may lawfully possess and use electrical incapacitation devices, introduces new technical and accountability requirements for such devices, and updates penalties for unauthorized possession or misuse.

Introduced in the House

Sept. 4, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Mike Mueller (R-72) and 10 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Brian BeGole (R-71), Matt Bierlein (R-97), Phil Green (R-67), Timothy Beson (R-96), Tom Kunse (R-100), David Prestin (R-108), Angela Rigas (R-79), Mike Harris (R-52), Matt Maddock (R-51) and William Bruck (R-30)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

Oct. 29, 2025

Reported with substitute H-1

Nov. 12, 2025

Substitute H-1 concurred in by voice vote

Nov. 13, 2025

Passed in the House 86 to 15 (details)

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

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Dec. 2, 2025

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