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HB4765 • 2026

Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require. Amends secs. 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 496c.

Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require. Amends secs. 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 496c.

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Sponsor
Jason Woolford (District 50)
Last action
2026-04-16
Official status
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require. Amends secs. 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 496c.

Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require.
  • Amends secs.
  • 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec.
  • 496c.

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Amendments

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H-1

5

reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

Plain English: reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) 5

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-16 SJ 33 Pg. 324

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2026-04-16 SJ 33 Pg. 324

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

  3. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 366

    read a second time

  4. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 366

    substitute (H-1) adopted

  5. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 366

    placed on third reading

  6. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 369

    placed on immediate passage

  7. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 369

    read a third time

  8. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 369

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #107 Yeas 58 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 6

  9. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 369

    title amended

  10. 2026-04-14 HJ 26 Pg. 369

    transmitted

  11. 2026-03-17 HJ 23 Pg. 300

    reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)

  12. 2026-03-17 HJ 23 Pg. 300

    referred to second reading

  13. 2025-08-14 HJ 71 Pg. 831

    bill electronically reproduced 08/13/2025

  14. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 828

    introduced by Representative Rep. Jason Woolford

  15. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 828

    read a first time

  16. 2025-08-13 HJ 70 Pg. 828

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

Official Summary Text

Elections: registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote and identification when voting; require. Amends secs. 493a, 493b, 495, 509gg & 509ii of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.493a et seq.) & adds sec. 496c.