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MI HB5515
Bill
Status
2/5/2026
Primary Sponsor
Mike Hoadley
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AI Summary
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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.
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Expands the exception for hunting knives to include fishing knives, permitting both to be carried concealed when adapted and used for their intended purposes.
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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.
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Maintains existing exceptions allowing prohibited weapons to be possessed in one's dwelling, place of business, or on property the person owns.
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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