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MI HB 4707

passed one chamber

Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 642e.

Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session (103rd Legislature) · lower

Introduced
2025-07-01
Status date
Latest action
2025-08-26 — REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Rachelle Smitprimary
  • Jason Woolfordcosponsor
  • Donni Steelecosponsor
  • Tim Kellycosponsor
  • Jaime Greenecosponsor
  • Jennifer Wortzcosponsor
  • Nancy Jenkins-Arnocosponsor
  • Luke Meermancosponsor
  • Pat Outmancosponsor
  • Joseph Pavlovcosponsor
  • Douglas Wozniakcosponsor
  • Parker Fairbairncosponsor
  • David Prestincosponsor
  • Joseph Foxcosponsor
  • Thomas Kuhncosponsor
  • David Martincosponsor
  • Alicia St. Germainecosponsor
  • Josh Schrivercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-07-01

    introduced by Representative Rep. Rachelle Smit

    introduction

  2. 2025-07-01

    read a first time

    reading-1

  3. 2025-07-01

    referred to Committee on Election Integrity

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-07-15

    bill electronically reproduced 07/01/2025

  5. 2025-08-19

    reported with recommendation without amendment

    committee-passage

  6. 2025-08-19

    referred to second reading

  7. 2025-08-20

    read a second time

    reading-2

  8. 2025-08-20

    placed on third reading

  9. 2025-08-20

    placed on immediate passage

  10. 2025-08-20

    read a third time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-08-20

    passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #177 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9

    passage

  12. 2025-08-20

    transmitted

  13. 2025-08-26

    PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

    passage

  14. 2025-08-26

    REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #177 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9

    2025-08-20 · pass · 57-44

    Member-level votes (101)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Fox: yes
    • Markkanen: yes
    • Schriver: yes
    • Aragona: yes
    • Frisbie: yes
    • Martin: yes
    • Schuette: yes
    • BeGole: yes
    • Greene, J.: yes
    • Meerman: yes
    • Slagh: yes
    • Beson: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Mueller: yes
    • Smit: yes
    • Bierlein: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Neyer: yes
    • St. Germaine: yes
    • Bohnak: yes
    • Hoadley: yes
    • Outman: yes
    • Steele: yes
    • Bollin: yes
    • Jenkins-Arno: yes
    • Paquette: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Borton: yes
    • Johnsen: yes
    • Pavlov: yes
    • Tisdel: yes
    • Bruck: yes
    • Kelly: yes
    • Posthumus: yes
    • VanderWall: yes
    • Carra: yes
    • Kuhn: yes
    • Prestin: yes
    • VanWoerkom: yes
    • Cavitt: yes
    • Kunse: yes
    • Rigas: yes
    • Wendzel: yes
    • DeBoer: yes
    • Lightner: yes
    • Robinson: yes
    • Woolford: yes
    • DeBoyer: yes
    • Linting: yes
    • Roth: yes
    • Wortz: yes
    • DeSana: yes
    • Maddock: yes
    • Schmaltz: yes
    • Wozniak: yes
    • Fairbairn: yes
    • Andrews: no
    • Foreman: no
    • McFall: no
    • Snyder: no
    • Arbit: no
    • Glanville: no
    • Mentzer: no
    • Steckloff: no
    • Breen: no
    • Grant: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Tate: no
    • Brixie: no
    • Herzberg: no
    • O’Neal: no
    • Tsernoglou: no
    • Byrnes: no
    • Hope: no
    • Paiz: no
    • Wegela: no
    • Carter, B.: no
    • Hoskins: no
    • Pohutsky: no
    • Weiss: no
    • Carter, T.: no
    • Koleszar: no
    • Price: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Conlin: no
    • Liberati: no
    • Puri: no
    • Witwer: no
    • Dievendorf: no
    • Longjohn: no
    • Rogers: no
    • Wooden: no
    • Farhat: no
    • MacDonell: no
    • Scott: no
    • Xiong: no
    • Fitzgerald: no
    • Martus: no
    • Skaggs: no
    • Young: no

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