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MI HB5515

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/5/2026

Primary Sponsor

Mike Hoadley

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends Michigan's concealed weapons law to add a 5-inch minimum length threshold for prohibited "dangerous weapons" and double-edged nonfolding stabbing instruments, allowing shorter items to be legally carried concealed.

  • Expands the exception for hunting knives to include fishing knives, permitting both to be carried concealed when adapted and used for their intended purposes.

  • Prohibits carrying specified weapons (daggers, dirks, stilettos, double-edged stabbing instruments over 5 inches, and other dangerous weapons over 5 inches) concealed on a person or in any occupied vehicle.

  • Maintains existing exceptions allowing prohibited weapons to be possessed in one's dwelling, place of business, or on property the person owns.

  • Violation remains a felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment or a fine up to $2,500.

Legislative Description

Weapons: other; definition of dangerous weapon; provide for. Amends sec. 227 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.227).

Weapons: other

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/05/2026

2/10/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/5/2026

Full Bill Text

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