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Proposed Michigan Firearm Legislation HB4980

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of residence. Amends secs. 5b & 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b & 28.425l).

Subject: Weapons: licensing: Weapons: concealed: Weapons: firearms

Description: Weapons: licensing; license to carry a concealed pistol; modify requirement to file in county of residence. Amends secs. 5b & 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b & 28.425l).

Session: 103rd Legislature

Last Action: Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety

Last Action Date: January 27, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

33 sponsors: Matthew Maddock (R); Steve Carra (R); Joseph Fox (R); James DeSana (R); Gregory Alexander (R); Douglas Wozniak (R); Timothy Beson (R); Ken Borton (R); Gregory Markkanen (R); David Prestin (R); Brian BeGole (R); Angela Rigas (R); Jerry Neyer (R); Josh Schriver (R); Mike Mueller (R); Jaime Greene (R); Joseph Aragona (R); Tom Kunse (R); Mike Hoadley (R); Jason Woolford (R); John Roth (R); Tim Kelly (R); Bradley Slagh (R); Brad Paquette (R); Mike Harris (R); Curtis VanderWall (R); William Bruck (R); Karl Bohnak (R); Cam Cavitt (R); Pat Outman (R); Bryan Posthumus (R); Phil Green (R); Parker Fairbairn (R);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 30% (33 of 110)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Jan 27, 2026 Passed By House With Immediate Effect
Senate Jan 27, 2026 Referred To Committee On Civil Rights, Judiciary, And Public Safety
House Jan 21, 2026 Placed On Third Reading
House Jan 21, 2026 Read A Second Time
House Jan 21, 2026 Placed On Immediate Passage
House Jan 21, 2026 Read A Third Time
House Jan 21, 2026 Passed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call #16 Yeas 60 Nays 45 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
House Jan 21, 2026 Transmitted
House Dec 10, 2025 Reported With Recommendation Without Amendment
House Dec 10, 2025 Referred To Second Reading
House Sep 24, 2025 Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/18/2025
House Sep 18, 2025 Referred To Committee On Judiciary
House Sep 18, 2025 Read A First Time
House Sep 18, 2025 Introduced By Representative Rep. Matt Maddock
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Engrossed Jan 21, 2026 state link bill text
Introduced Sep 18, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
12/10/2025 7 2 0 0 Yes
  • BeGole, Brian (R) Yea
  • DeBoyer, Jay (R) Yea
  • Harris, Mike (R) Yea
  • Hope, Kara (D) Nay
  • Johnsen, Gina (R) Yea
  • Lightner, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Schuette, Bill (R) Yea
  • Scott, Helena (D) Nay
  • Wozniak, Douglas (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
01/21/2026 60 45 0 0 Yes
  • Alexander, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Andrews, Joey (D) Nay
  • Aragona, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Arbit, Noah (D) Nay
  • BeGole, Brian (R) Yea
  • Beson, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Bierlein, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Bohnak, Karl (R) Yea
  • Bollin, Ann (R) Yea
  • Borton, Ken (R) Yea
  • Breen, Kelly (D) Nay
  • Brixie, Julie (D) Nay
  • Bruck, William (R) Yea
  • Byrnes, Erin (D) Nay
  • Carra, Steve (R) Yea
  • Carter, Brenda (D) Nay
  • Carter, Tyrone (D) Nay
  • Cavitt, Cameron (R) Yea
  • Coffia, Betsy (D) Nay
  • Conlin, Jennifer (D) Nay
  • DeBoer, Nancy (R) Yea
  • DeBoyer, Jay (R) Yea
  • DeSana, James (R) Yea
  • Dievendorf, Emily (D) Nay
  • Edwards, Kimberly (D) Nay
  • Fairbairn, Parker (R) Yea
  • Farhat, Alabas (D) Nay
  • Fitzgerald, John (D) Nay
  • Foreman, Morgan (D) Nay
  • Fox, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Frisbie, Steve (R) Yea
  • Glanville, Carol (D) Nay
  • Green, Phil (R) Yea
  • Greene, Jaime (R) Yea
  • Hall, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Harris, Mike (R) Yea
  • Herzberg, Peter (D) Nay
  • Hoadley, Mike (R) Yea
  • Hope, Kara (D) Nay
  • Hoskins, Jason (D) Nay
  • Jenkins-Arno, Nancy (R) Yea
  • Johnsen, Gina (R) Yea
  • Kelly, Tim (R) Yea
  • Koleszar, Matt (D) Nay
  • Kuhn, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Kunse, Tom (R) Yea
  • Liberati, Tullio (D) Nay
  • Lightner, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Linting, Rylee (R) Yea
  • Longjohn, Matt (D) Nay
  • MacDonell, Sharon (D) Nay
  • Maddock, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Markkanen, Gregory (R) Yea
  • Martin, David (R) Yea
  • Martus, Jasper (D) Nay
  • McFall, Mike (D) Nay
  • McKinney, Donavan (D) Nay
  • Meerman, Luke (R) Yea
  • Mentzer, Denise (D) Nay
  • Miller, Reggie (D) Nay
  • Morgan, Jason (D) Nay
  • Mueller, Mike (R) Yea
  • Myers Phillips, Tonya (D) Nay
  • Neeley, Cynthia (D) Nay
  • Neyer, Jerry (R) Yea
  • O'Neal, Amos (D) Yea
  • Outman, Patrick (R) Yea
  • Paiz, Veronica (D) Nay
  • Paquette, Brad (R) Yea
  • Pavlov, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Pohutsky, Laurie (D) Nay
  • Posthumus, Bryan (R) Yea
  • Prestin, David (R) Yea
  • Price, Natalie (D) Nay
  • Puri, Ranjeev (D) Nay
  • Rheingans, Carrie (D) Nay
  • Rigas, Angela (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Ron (R) Yea
  • Rogers, Julie (D) Yea
  • Roth, John (R) Yea
  • Schuette, Bill (R) Yea
  • Skaggs, Phil (D) Nay
  • Slagh, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Smit, Rachelle (R) Yea
  • Snyder, Will (D) Yea
  • St. Germaine, Alicia (R) Yea
  • Steckloff, Samantha (D) Nay
  • Steele, Donni (R) Yea
  • Tate, Joe (D) Nay
  • Thompson, Jamie (R) Yea
  • Tisdel, Mark (R) Yea
  • Tsernoglou, Penelope (D) Nay
  • VanWoerkom, Greg (R) Yea
  • VanderWall, Curtis (R) Yea
  • Wegela, Dylan (D) Nay
  • Weiss, Regina (D) Nay
  • Wendzel, Pauline (R) Yea
  • Wilson, Jimmie (D) Nay
  • Witwer, Angela (D) Yea
  • Wooden, Stephen (D) Nay
  • Woolford, Jason (R) Yea
  • Wortz, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Wozniak, Douglas (R) Yea
  • Xiong, Mai (D) Nay
  • Young, Stephanie (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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