MI HB 4044

enacted

State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act.

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

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Did MI HB 4044 pass?

Yes. MI HB 4044 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): assigned PA 007'26

What is MI HB 4044 about?

MI HB 4044 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) titled “State: symbol; wood duck; designate as the official state duck. Creates new act.”.

Who sponsors MI HB 4044?

Alabas Farhat is the primary sponsor of MI HB 4044, joined by 17 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-01-30
Latest action: 2026-04-14 — assigned PA 007'26
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

State: symbol

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-14
assigned PA 007'26
2026-04-14
filed with Secretary of State 03/26/2026 03:45 PM
2026-04-14
approved by the Governor 03/26/2026 02:20 PM
executive-signature
2026-04-14
presented to the Governor 03/26/2026 11:02 AM
executive-receipt
2026-04-14
bill ordered enrolled 03/25/2026
2026-04-14
returned from Senate without amendment
2026-03-25
RETURNED TO HOUSE
2026-03-25
PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
passage
2026-03-24
PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
2026-03-24
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
committee-passage
2025-08-13
RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
2025-08-13
PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
2025-08-13
DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
2025-06-12
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
referral-committee
2025-06-12
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
2025-06-11
transmitted
2025-06-11
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
passage
2025-06-11
read a third time
reading-3
2025-06-05
placed on third reading
2025-06-05
read a second time
reading-2
2025-05-08
referred to second reading
2025-05-08
reported with recommendation without amendment
committee-passage
2025-02-04
bill electronically reproduced 01/30/2025
2025-01-30
referred to Committee on Government Operations
referral-committee
2025-01-30
read a first time
reading-1
2025-01-30
introduced by Representative Rep. Alabas Farhat
introduction

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Votes

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #144 Yeas 92 Nays 17 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
2025-06-11 · pass · 92-17
Member-level votes (109)
- Alexander: yes
- Fairbairn: yes
- Martus: yes
- Roth: yes
- Andrews: yes
- Farhat: yes
- McFall: yes
- Schmaltz: yes
- Aragona: yes
- Fitzgerald: yes
- McKinney: yes
- Schuette: yes
- Arbit: yes
- Foreman: yes
- Meerman: yes
- Scott: yes
- BeGole: yes
- Frisbie: yes
- Mentzer: yes
- Skaggs: yes
- Beson: yes
- Glanville: yes
- Miller: yes
- Slagh: yes
- Bierlein: yes
- Grant: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Snyder: yes
- Bohnak: yes
- Green, P.: yes
- Mueller: yes
- St. Germaine: yes
- Bollin: yes
- Hall: yes
- Myers-Phillips: yes
- Steckloff: yes
- Borton: yes
- Harris: yes
- Neeley: yes
- Steele: yes
- Breen: yes
- Herzberg: yes
- Neyer: yes
- Tate: yes
- Brixie: yes
- Hope: yes
- ONeal: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Byrnes: yes
- Hoskins: yes
- Paiz: yes
- Tisdel: yes
- Carter, B.: yes
- Jenkins-Arno: yes
- Paquette: yes
- Tsernoglou: yes
- Carter, T.: yes
- Koleszar: yes
- Pavlov: yes
- VanderWall: yes
- Cavitt: yes
- Kunse: yes
- Pohutsky: yes
- Weiss: yes
- Coffia: yes
- Liberati: yes
- Posthumus: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Conlin: yes
- Lightner: yes
- Prestin: yes
- Witwer: yes
- DeBoer: yes
- Linting: yes
- Price: yes
- Wooden: yes
- DeBoyer: yes
- Longjohn: yes
- Puri: yes
- Woolford: yes
- DeSana: yes
- MacDonell: yes
- Rheingans: yes
- Wozniak: yes
- Dievendorf: yes
- Markkanen: yes
- Rigas: yes
- Xiong: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Martin: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Young: yes
- Bruck: no
- Johnsen: no
- Outman: no
- VanWoerkom: no
- Carra: no
- Kelly: no
- Robinson: no
- Wegela: no
- Fox: no
- Kuhn: no
- Schriver: no
- Wendzel: no
- Greene, J.: no
- Maddock: no
- Smit: no
- Wortz: no
- Hoadley: no
PASSED ROLL CALL # 50 YEAS 31 NAYS 4 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
2026-03-25 · pass · 31-4
Member-level votes (37)
- Anthony: yes
- Damoose: yes
- Lauwers: yes
- Runestad: yes
- Brinks: yes
- Geiss: yes
- McBroom: yes
- Santana: yes
- Bumstead: yes
- Hauck: yes
- McCann: yes
- Shink: yes
- Camilleri: yes
- Hertel: yes
- McMorrow: yes
- Theis: yes
- Cavanagh: yes
- Huizenga: yes
- Moss: yes
- Victory: yes
- Chang: yes
- Irwin: yes
- Nesbitt: yes
- Webber: yes
- Cherry: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Outman: yes
- Wojno: yes
- Daley: yes
- Klinefelt: yes
- Polehanki: yes
- Albert: no
- Hoitenga: no
- Lindsey: no
- Singh: no
- Bayer: other
- Bellino: other

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Official source

https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4044

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