Sign Up
HB 5644 Michigan House · 2017-2018 Regular Session

Elections; absent voters; procedure to "spoil" an absent voter ballot; provide for, and require use of paper ballots for tabulation. Amends secs. 765 & 795 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.795) & adds sec. 765b.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
House Passage
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
Signed into Law
May 2018
Introduced Feb 27, 2018 Signed May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2018 · House Apr 19, 2018

How they voted

26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Apr 18, 2018
D Democratic8
6 Yea 2
75% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 3, 2018
Introduced
filed with Secretary of State 5/3/2018 @ 11:30 AM
lower
May 3, 2018
Signed into law
approved by the Governor 5/2/2018 @ 8:34 PM
lower
Apr 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
Senate substitute S-2 concurred in
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Introduced
returned from Senate with substitute S-2 with immediate effect and title amendment
lower
Apr 18, 2018
Upper · Passed
PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 210 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Apr 17, 2018
Upper · Passed
REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
upper
Mar 20, 2018
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 170 Yeas 105 Nays 1
lower
Mar 14, 2018
Lower · Passed
substitute H-1 adopted
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Mar 8, 2018
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute H-1
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Committee
referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics
lower
Feb 27, 2018
Introduced
introduced by Representative Tom Barrett
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.