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HB 4882

Occupations: individual licensing and registration; licensing of potato dealers; eliminate. Repeals 1964 PA 158 (MCL 290.451 - 290.466).

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Alexander and 5 co-sponsors

Repeals the wholesale potato dealer license regime (1964 PA 158) with no replacement, removing MDARD licensing/oversight for about six Michigan dealers.

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Bill Summary · HB 4882

Summary — HB 4882 (2025)

Short title: Repeal licensing of wholesale potato dealers (1964 PA 158)
Bill number: HB 4882
Introduced: March 13, 2025 (House) / September 11, 2025 (text reproduction)
Sponsor: Rep. Jerry Neyer
Subject: Occupations — individual licensing and registration
Current status: Referred to second reading (reported with recommendation 11/13/2025)
Statutory effect if enacted: Repeals 1964 PA 158 (MCL 290.451–290.466)

Purpose / Intent

HB 4882 would eliminate the statewide licensing and regulatory framework that currently applies to wholesale potato dealers under 1964 PA 158. The stated intent is to remove that specific occupational licensing requirement from Michigan law.

Key provisions

  • Repeals 1964 PA 158 in its entirety (MCL 290.451 through 290.466), which:
    • Established licensing requirements for wholesale potato dealers,
    • Prescribed related powers/duties of state agencies,
    • Required certain financial security and provided enforcement remedies and penalties.
  • No replacement regulatory regime or new licensing requirement is included in this bill.
  • Cross-bill interaction: House Bill 4881 (separate) would amend the Food Law to remove an existing exemption that currently references entities licensed under 1964 PA 158. HB 4881 is drafted so it cannot take effect unless HB 4882 is also enacted.

Who would be affected

  • Primary: wholesale potato dealers in Michigan (MDARD estimates approximately six businesses).
  • Secondary: Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) — its specific licensing authority and enforcement responsibilities under PA 158 would be removed.
  • Consumers and downstream buyers could be indirectly affected due to change in regulatory oversight, though no food-safety or product-standard provisions are directly amended by this bill.

Fiscal impact

  • Reported by the House Fiscal Agency and MDARD as minimal: very few licensees (~6) and associated license fee revenue of under $1,000 annually. State regulatory costs tied to this licensure are therefore negligible.

Legislative / procedural timeline (selected)

  • Filed: 2025-03-13
  • Committee hearings, substitute considered and reported favorably: April–May 2025
  • Passed House (read 3rd time; recorded votes): May 15–16, 2025; received from the House: 2025-05-19
  • Text reproduced / introduced (official text dated): 2025-09-11
  • Reported with recommendation and referred to second reading: 2025-11-13

Potential implications / considerations

  • Eliminates a narrow occupational license and associated enforcement authority; proponents may view this as deregulatory, while opponents may raise concerns about the loss of statutory consumer protections or industry oversight that were contained in PA 158.
  • Because the number of licensees and revenue are small, fiscal effects on MDARD and the state are expected to be minimal.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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