Elections: offenses; accepting a gift of money or goods from a nongovernmental entity for the purposes of obtaining election-related equipment; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 946.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 17, 2021
Last action Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 10, 2022
How they voted
53–41
Passed
Total votes 94
Mar 10, 2022
D
Democratic44
93% Nay
R
Republican50
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Mar 15, 2022
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
upper
Mar 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 115 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Feb 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Aug 17, 2021
Committee
referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics
lower
Aug 17, 2021
Introduced
introduced by Representative Sarah Lightner
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sarah Lightner
RRepublican
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