Bill
HB 4284
HB 4284 cuts CPL renewal from $115 to $30 and redirects the full fee to county CPL funds, shifting revenue from MSP to counties and possibly changing IT collection needs.
Status and context
- Bill number: HB 4284 (amends section 5l of 1927 PA 372 — MCL 28.425l)
- Introduced by Rep. Brad Paquette (filed March 2025).
- Current status: reported with recommendation without amendment and referred to second reading (11/12/2025).
- Subject: firearms licensing — changes to concealed pistol license (CPL) renewal fee structure.
Purpose / intent
- To sharply reduce the statutory fee for renewing a CPL and to change how renewal fee revenue is allocated between the state and counties.
Key provisions
- Renewal fee reduction: lowers the CPL renewal application/license fee from $115.00 to $30.00. (Fee for first-time CPL applications remains unchanged at $100.)
- Revenue allocation: requires the state treasurer (or county treasurer, when fees are collected locally) to forward the entire $30 renewal fee to the county treasurer, who must deposit it into the county’s concealed pistol licensing fund established under section 5x. In short, the renewal fee becomes fully county‑directed.
- State-collected renewals: when the Michigan State Police (MSP) accepts online or mailed renewal applications, the law would require the state treasurer to forward the full $30 to the county rather than retaining a state share.
- Deletes an expired/obsolete provision related to renewal applications submitted by U.S. Armed Forces members on out‑of‑state orders (expired November 30, 2018).
- Retains other application/receipt, notification, and license-duration provisions in section 5l (licenses valid until the applicant’s birthday falling 4–5 years after issuance).
Who is affected
- CPL holders seeking renewal: lower out‑of‑pocket statutory fee for renewals (from $115 to $30).
- County clerks/treasurers: will receive the full $30 per renewal deposited to the county’s CPL fund (but the per‑renewal county amount falls compared with current county receipts in some cases — see fiscal section).
- Michigan State Police: would lose the state share of renewal fee revenue previously credited to MSP operations.
- Counties lacking electronic fee collection: may be affected operationally if MSP reduces or discontinues electronic collection services it currently provides on behalf of those counties.
Fiscal impact (summary)
- Significant negative impact on MSP revenue: FY 2023–24 figures cited — 171,655 CPL applications yielding ~$13.2 million total fees. MSP reports renewals comprise >50% of applications; example calculation in analysis: if 60% (≈102,993) were renewals and state currently retains ~$79 per renewal, state renewal revenue ≈ $8.1 million. Eliminating that revenue could impair MSP’s ability to maintain the CPL database and related systems absent alternative funding.
- Counties: potential moderate fiscal impact. Under current law counties receive $36 from each $115 renewal; under the bill counties would receive the full $30 renewal fee — a net reduction of $6 per renewal compared with present county receipts in renewal transactions. However, because the state would forward the entire fee to counties, counties would receive funds for renewals processed by the state that previously came from state receipts — overall effects vary by county and are indeterminate.
- Operational effects: MSP indicates it may stop providing electronic fee collection for counties if state renewal revenue is eliminated, potentially forcing some counties to invest in IT upgrades.
Additional notes
- The bill leaves first‑time application fees and MSP fingerprinting/reimbursement provisions (tied to first‑time fees) unchanged.
- Procedural history shows committee consideration and House passage activity in spring 2025; the bill later was reported and placed on second reading in November 2025.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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