2013 House Bill 4668 / Public Act 108

Increase hunting and fishing license fees

Introduced in the House

May 2, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-100)

To revise the structure of hunting and fishing license fees in a manner that would increase license fees for most sportsmen. For example, the cost for a resident to hunt deer would go from $15 to $31, and the minimum fishing license cost would increase from $15 to $26. The House Fiscal Agency reports this would extract an additional $19.7 million annually from sportsmen. For details on specific licenses see their <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-HB-4087">analysis</a>.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

May 22, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 5, 2013

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Jon Bumstead (R-100)

To include wolf hunting in the proposed license structure, and impose an additional $5 application fee for a wolf license.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 77 to 32 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 6, 2013

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

June 13, 2013

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 18, 2013

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

Failed in the Senate 19 to 19 (details)

Motion to reconsider by Sen. Arlan Meekhof (R-30)

The vote by which the bill was defeated.

The motion passed by voice vote

June 19, 2013

Received

Failed in the Senate 19 to 18 (details)

To revise the structure of hunting and fishing license fees in a manner that would increase license fees for most sportsmen. For example, the cost for a resident to hunt deer would go from $15 to $31, and the minimum fishing license cost would increase from $15 to $26. The House Fiscal Agency reports this would extract an additional $19.7 million annually from sportsmen. For details on specific licenses see their <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-HB-4087">analysis</a>.

Received in the House

June 19, 2013

Received in the Senate

June 19, 2013

Amendment offered by Sen. Rebekah Warren (D-18)

To require the Department of Natural Resources to "complete and post on its website a fisheries division strategic and tactical plan with measures and metrics".

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 24 to 14 (details)

To revise the structure of hunting and fishing license fees in a manner that would increase license fees for most sportsmen. For example, the cost for a resident to hunt deer would go from $15 to $31, and the minimum fishing license cost would increase from $15 to $26. The House Fiscal Agency reports this would extract an additional $19.7 million annually from sportsmen. For details on specific licenses see their <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2013-HB-4087">analysis</a>.

In the House

Sept. 10, 2013

Amendment offered by Rep. David Nathan (D-8)

To earmark $1 million annually in fishing license fees to "support local parks that offer fishing opportunities".

The amendment failed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Ed McBroom (R-108)

To cut the proposed price for a non-resident "additional antlerless deer" license from $170 to $75.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Passed in the House 72 to 36 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Sept. 17, 2013