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HB5972 • 2026

Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

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Sponsor
Tonya Phillips (District 7), Reggie Miller (District 31), Penelope Tsernoglou (District 75), Mike McFall (District 14), Veronica Paiz (District 10), Stephen Wooden (District 81), Natalie Price (District 6), Will Snyder (District 87), Laurie Pohutsky (District 17), Julie Brixie (District 73), Sharon MacDonell (District 56), Kelly Breen (District 21), Kristian Grant (District 82), Morgan Foreman (District 33), Jimmie Wilson (District 32), Jasper Martus (District 69), Noah Arbit (District 20), Amos O'Neal (District 94), Samantha Steckloff (District 19), Cynthia Neeley (District 70), Carrie Rheingans (District 47), Stephanie Young (District 16), 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), Julie Rogers (District 41), Jason Hoskins (District 18), 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: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26

Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for.
  • Amends secs.
  • 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs.
  • 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 HJ 37 Pg. 0

    bill electronically reproduced 05/13/2026

  2. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    introduced by Representative Rep. Tonya Myers Phillips

  3. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    read a first time

  4. 2026-05-13 HJ 36 Pg. 0

    referred to Committee on Government Operations

Official Summary Text

Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26, HB 5971'26