2025 House Bill 4177

Recreation: other; purple paint marks to indicate no trespassing area; prohibit unauthorized removal or placement.

A bill to amend 1994 PA 451, entitled “Natural resources and environmental protection act,” by amending sections 73104 and 73105 (MCL 324.73104 and 324.73105), as added by 1995 PA 58.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

House Bills 4176 and 4177 amend existing law to regulate property entry for recreational activities, detailing consent requirements, exceptions for fishermen and dog retrieval, and specifying property posting methods, effective 90 days post-enactment, contingent on a related bill's passage.

Introduced in the House

March 6, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Greg Markkanen (R-110) and 12 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Curtis VanderWall (R-102), Parker Fairbairn (R-107), Ken Borton (R-105), Brian BeGole (R-71), David Prestin (R-108), John Roth (R-104), Jay DeBoyer (R-63), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Timothy Beson (R-96), Jerry Neyer (R-92), Gregory Alexander (R-98) and Cameron Cavitt (R-106)

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources and Tourism