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HB5970 • 2026

Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

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Sponsor
Stephanie Young (District 16), Jason Hoskins (District 18), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Reggie Miller (District 31), Mike McFall (District 14), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Tonya Phillips (District 7), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Natalie Price (District 6), Will Snyder (District 87), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Julie Brixie (District 73), Kelly Breen (District 21), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Kristian Grant (District 82), Jasper Martus (District 69), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Noah Arbit (District 20), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Brenda Carter (District 53), Regina Weiss (District 5), Dylan Wegela (District 26), Helena Scott (District 8), Phil Skaggs (District 80), Donavan McKinney (District 11), Erin Byrnes (District 15), Tyrone Carter (District 1), Carol Glanville (District 84), Mai Xiong (District 13), Joseph Tate (District 9), Jason Morgan (District 23), John Fitzgerald (District 83)
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create.
  • Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031).
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

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. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 610

    bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026

  2. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 602

    introduced by Representative Rep. Stephanie Young

  3. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 602

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 602

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Elections: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26