2025 House Bill 4244

Administrative procedure: other; references to the Gulf of Mexico; require to be the Gulf of America.

A bill to modify the utilization of certain terms by public bodies; and to provide for the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officers and entities.

Official record

AI Analysis – Experimental

The bill mandates that Michigan public bodies must replace the term "Gulf of Mexico" with "Gulf of America" by July 4, 2025.

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Matt Maddock (R-51) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Cameron Cavitt (R-106), Mike Hoadley (R-99), Ron Robinson (R-58), Greg Markkanen (R-110), Joseph Fox (R-101), Angela Rigas (R-79), Jaime Greene (R-65), Tom Kunse (R-100), Gregory Alexander (R-98), Rachelle Smit (R-43) and Luke Meerman (R-89)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations