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HB5467 • 2026

Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for. Amends secs. 165, 169, 195, 198, 255, 260, 352 & 357 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.165 et seq.).

Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for. Amends secs. 165, 169, 195, 198, 255, 260, 352 & 357 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.165 et seq.).

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Sponsor
Rachelle Smit (District 43)
Last action
2026-03-10
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: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for. Amends secs. 165, 169, 195, 198, 255, 260, 352 & 357 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.165 et seq.).

Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for.
  • Amends secs.
  • 165, 169, 195, 198, 255, 260, 352 & 357 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.165 et seq.).

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. 2026-03-10 SJ 22 Pg. 172

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  2. 2026-03-10 SJ 22 Pg. 172

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

  3. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 205

    read a second time

  4. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 205

    placed on third reading

  5. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 210

    placed on immediate passage

  6. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 210

    read a third time

  7. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 210

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #63 Yeas 60 Nays 46 Excused 0 Not Voting 4

  8. 2026-03-03 HJ 17 Pg. 210

    transmitted

  9. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 153

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  10. 2026-02-24 HJ 14 Pg. 153

    referred to second reading

  11. 2026-01-22 HJ 4 Pg. 49

    bill electronically reproduced 01/21/2026

  12. 2026-01-21 HJ 3 Pg. 34

    introduced by Representative Rep. Rachelle Smit

  13. 2026-01-21 HJ 3 Pg. 34

    read a first time

  14. 2026-01-21 HJ 3 Pg. 34

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

Official Summary Text

Elections: candidates; deadline for the replacement of candidate; provide for. Amends secs. 165, 169, 195, 198, 255, 260, 352 & 357 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.165 et seq.).