HB 4698 Michigan House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Elections: voters; definition of identification for election purposes; expand. Amends sec. 2 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.2).

This bill amends Michigan election law to expand the list of documents that qualify as valid identification for voting and voter registration. It directly affects voters and election officials by clarifying which specific IDs, such as driver's licenses, passports, military cards, and student IDs, are acceptable. The legislation explicitly excludes mobile versions of certain licenses and state ID cards from this list while also defining other key terms like "absent voter" and "educational institution." The bill does not take effect until three other related Senate bills are also passed into law.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
Committee Review
Dec 2024
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Dec 2024
Governor
Introduced Jun 6, 2023 Last action Dec 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Dec 13, 2024 · House Jun 14, 2023

How they voted

340
Passed
Total votes 34
Dec 13, 2024
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican16
16 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Dec 13, 2024
Introduced
returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with title amendment
lower
Dec 13, 2024
Introduced
TITLE AMENDED
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
PASSED ROLL CALL # 607 YEAS 33 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
upper
Dec 13, 2024
Upper · Passed
REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Jun 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 162 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1)
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
referred to Committee on Elections
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Introduced
introduced by Representative Kara Hope
lower
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

Sponsors