2026 Senate Bill 852

Weapons: other; local units of government imposing certain restrictions on firearms; allow.

A bill to amend 1990 PA 319, entitled “An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms,” by amending section 3 (MCL 123.1103), as amended by 2015 PA 29.

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Amends Michigan law to allow local governments to prohibit open carry of firearms in government buildings (with exceptions for law enforcement) and clarifies regulations on minors' possession of pneumatic guns, thereby expanding local authority over firearm-related public safety.

Introduced in the Senate

March 18, 2026

Introduced by Sen. Rosemary Bayer (D-13) and two co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Jeremy Moss (D-7) and Stephanie Chang (D-3)

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