Weapons: firearms; regulations regarding silencers, shotguns, and short-barreled rifles; eliminate. Amends secs. 222, 224 & 231 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.222 et seq.) & repeals sec. 224b of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.24b).
Michigan House Bill 6285 removes state-level restrictions on the manufacture, sale, and possession of silencers, shotguns with barrels shorter than 18 inches, and rifles with barrels shorter than 16 inches. The bill amends the Michigan penal code to eliminate these specific items from the list of prohibited weapons, effectively legalizing them for private citizens while maintaining existing federal regulations. It also repeals a separate section of the law that previously addressed short-barreled shotguns, ensuring consistency in the state's firearm statutes.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2026
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Introduced Aug 27, 2026
Last action Sep 1, 2026
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Aug 27, 2026
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referred to Committee on Judiciary
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Aug 27, 2026
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. James DeSana
lower
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
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Jim DeSana
RRepublican
Co
Angela Rigas
RRepublican
Co
Brad Paquette
RRepublican
Co
Brad Slagh
RRepublican
Co
Greg Alexander
RRepublican
Co
Jaime Greene
RRepublican
Co
Jason Woolford
RRepublican
Co
Joe Pavlov
RRepublican
Co
Joseph Fox
RRepublican
Co
Josh Schriver
RRepublican
Co
Ken Borton
RRepublican
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