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HB4602 • 2026

Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).

Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).

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Sponsor
Rachelle Smit (District 43), Joseph Fox (District 101), Jay DeBoyer (District 63)
Last action
2025-09-11
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).

Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify.
  • Amends sec.
  • 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 932

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-09-11 SJ 76 Pg. 932

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

  3. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 929

    read a second time

  4. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 929

    placed on third reading

  5. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 931

    placed on immediate passage

  6. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 931

    read a third time

  7. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 931

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #198 Yeas 63 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

  8. 2025-09-09 HJ 80 Pg. 931

    transmitted

  9. 2025-07-15 HJ 64 Pg. 790

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  10. 2025-07-15 HJ 64 Pg. 790

    referred to second reading

  11. 2025-06-11 HJ 56 Pg. 690

    bill electronically reproduced 06/10/2025

  12. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    introduced by Representative Rep. Rachelle Smit

  13. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    read a first time

  14. 2025-06-10 HJ 55 Pg. 681

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

Official Summary Text

Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).