2023 House Bill 4325 / 2024 Public Act 6

Environmental protection: other; criminal penalties and civil fines for unlawful dumping of garbage; provide for.

An act to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “An act to protect the environment and natural resources of the state; to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify laws relating to the environment and natural resources of the state; to regulate the discharge of certain substances into the environment; to regulate the use of certain lands, waters, and other natural resources of the state; to protect the people’s right to hunt and fish; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials; to provide for certain charges, fees, assessments, and donations; to provide certain appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,” by amending section 8905a (MCL 324.8905a), as amended by 2014 PA 549.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4325 would amend section 8905a of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (NREPA) to add additional categories of littering that constitute a violation of Part 89 of NREPA and to set penalties for each new category

Introduced in the House

March 22, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Helena Scott (D-7) and 35 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Nate Shannon (D-58), Brenda Carter (D-53), Will Snyder (D-87), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Stephanie Young (D-16), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Christine Morse (D-40), Kevin Coleman (D-25), Natalie Price (D-5), Ranjeev Puri (D-24), Reggie Miller (D-31), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Regina Weiss (D-6), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Carol Glanville (D-84), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Joey Andrews (D-38), Mike McFall (D-8), Tullio Liberati (D-2), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Jason Morgan (D-23), Kristian Grant (D-82), Alabas Farhat (D-3), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Julie Rogers (D-41), Rachel Hood (D-81), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Jim Haadsma (D-44) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Environment, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation

Oct. 5, 2023

Reported with amendment

1. Amend page 4, line 1, after “group” by inserting a comma and “or village or township,”.

2. Amend page 4, line 6, after “city” by inserting a comma and “village,”.

3. Amend page 4, line 14 after “group” by inserting a comma and “or village or township,”.

Nov. 9, 2023

Amendment concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 4 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

Nov. 14, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Environment

Feb. 1, 2024

Reported without amendment

Feb. 6, 2024

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Feb. 13, 2024

Reported without amendment

Feb. 14, 2024

Passed in the Senate 29 to 9 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Feb. 21, 2024