2025 House Bill 5341

Weapons: licensing; penalty for failure to comply with certain licensing requirements; modify.

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled “The Michigan penal code,” by amending section 227 (MCL 750.227), as amended by 1986 PA 8.

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House Bill No. 5341 amends Michigan's concealed weapons law to provide a civil infraction and fine, rather than a felony, for first-time offenders carrying a concealed pistol with a recently expired license, while retaining existing penalties for other violations.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 10, 2025

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

Co-sponsored by Reps. Pat Outman (R-91), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Alicia St. Germaine (R-62), Joseph Pavlov (R-64), Jamie Thompson (R-28) and Jason Woolford (R-50)

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary