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HB4699 • 2026

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).

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Sponsor
Joseph Fox (District 101), Rachelle Smit (District 43), Gregory Alexander (District 98)
Last action
2025-09-09
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify.
  • Amends secs.
  • 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).

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. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2025-09-09 SJ 74 Pg. 907

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

  3. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 890

    read a second time

  4. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 890

    placed on third reading

  5. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 894

    placed on immediate passage

  6. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 894

    read a third time

  7. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 894

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #185 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  8. 2025-09-03 HJ 78 Pg. 894

    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. 2025-07-01 HJ 63 Pg. 774

    bill electronically reproduced 06/26/2025

  12. 2025-06-26 HJ 62 Pg. 764

    introduced by Representative Rep. Joseph Fox

  13. 2025-06-26 HJ 62 Pg. 764

    read a first time

  14. 2025-06-26 HJ 62 Pg. 764

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

  15. 2025-06-26 HJ 62 Pg. 764

    per Rule 40 referred to Committee on Election Integrity

Official Summary Text

Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370).