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SB241 • 2026

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Jeremy Moss (District 7), Edward W. McBroom (District 38), Ruth A. Johnson (District 24)
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
ASSIGNED PA 0020'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
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 for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify.

What This Bill Does

  • Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify.
  • Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec.
  • 24e.
  • TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25

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. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 705

    PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/18/2026 9:32 AM

  2. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 696

    APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/20/2026 1:10 PM

  3. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 696

    FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/22/2026 1:46 PM

  4. 2026-06-23 SJ 56 Pg. 696

    ASSIGNED PA 0020'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  5. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 635

    HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 118 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0

  6. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 636

    GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  7. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 636

    FULL TITLE AGREED TO

  8. 2026-06-16 SJ 53 Pg. 636

    ORDERED ENROLLED

  9. 2026-06-11 SJ 52 Pg. 626

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT(S) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

  10. 2026-06-11 SJ 52 Pg. 626

    LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES

  11. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 768

    read a third time

  12. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 768

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #202 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

  13. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 768

    inserted full title

  14. 2026-06-10 HJ 45 Pg. 768

    returned to Senate

  15. 2026-06-09 HJ 44 Pg. 741

    read a second time

  16. 2026-06-09 HJ 44 Pg. 741

    amended

  17. 2026-06-09 HJ 44 Pg. 741

    placed on third reading

  18. 2026-04-28 HJ 32 Pg. 515

    reported with recommendation without amendment

  19. 2026-04-28 HJ 32 Pg. 515

    referred to second reading

  20. 2025-05-06 SJ 40 Pg. 404

    PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0

  21. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 464

    received on 05/06/2025

  22. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 467

    read a first time

  23. 2025-05-06 HJ 43 Pg. 467

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

  24. 2025-04-30 SJ 38 Pg. 386

    REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)

  25. 2025-04-30 SJ 38 Pg. 386

    PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING

  26. 2025-04-24 SJ 36 Pg. 380

    REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/24/2025

  27. 2025-04-24 SJ 36 Pg. 380

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

  28. 2025-04-22 SJ 34 Pg. 334

    INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEREMY MOSS

  29. 2025-04-22 SJ 34 Pg. 334

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

Official Summary Text

Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25

Current Bill Text

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Act No. 20
Public Acts of 2026
Approved by the Governor
June 20, 2026
Filed with the Secretary of State
June 22, 2026
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2026

STATE OF MICHIGAN
103RD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2026
Introduced by Senators Moss, McBroom and Johnson
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 241
AN ACT to amend 1909 PA 278, entitled “An act to provide for the incorporation of villages and for revising
and amending their charters; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes, borrowing of money, and issuance of
bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to validate bonds issued and o bligations previously incurred; and to
prescribe penalties and provide remedies,” (MCL 78.1 to 78.28) by adding section 24e.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 24e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the
contrary, all terms of village officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon
on December 1 following the officer ’s election. If a village’s charter provides for terms of village officers to
commence after an election and before December 1, all terms of village officers elected in that village after
December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on December 1.
(2) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, an individual elected to fill a vacancy shall not take
the oath of office until the results have been certified by the appropriate board of canvassers.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the
103rd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 240.
(b) House Bill No. 4358.
(c) House Bill No. 4359.
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This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved___________________________________________

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Governor