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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections; candidates; reference to elected office of county auditor in the election law; remove. Amends sec. 697 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.697). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5052'17, HB 5072'17, HB 5084'17, HB 5114'17"
+description: "Elections; candidates; reference to elected office of county auditor in the election law; remove. Amends sec. 697 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.697). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5052'17, HB 5072'17, HB 5084'17, HB 5114'17"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HB 5131"
+citation: "Michigan HB 5131 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: candidates", "Elections: other", "Counties: employees and officers"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00"
+last_action: "2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20116a51-56e5-406f-b313-f00d31239b3c"
+source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5131"
+source_hash: "487291390e9c6ba0951847810c24e014b0a1cf9e3aa80f228fadf40d980a4c05"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
+---
+
+# Michigan HB 5131 (2017-2018) — Elections; candidates; reference to elected office of county auditor in the election law; remove. Amends sec. 697 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.697). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5052'17, HB 5072'17, HB 5084'17, HB 5114'17
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBH-5131.htm)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2017-HEBS-5131.htm)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2017-HCB-5131.htm)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2017-HIB-5131.htm)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0226.htm)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 67 Yeas 108 Nays 1 — **108–1** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 428 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- 16 — cosponsor (person)
+- Robert Kosowski — cosponsor (person)
+- Steve Marino — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Robert Kosowski `introduction`
+- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2017-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2017-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/17/2017
+- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2018-01-17T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
+- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
+- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 67 Yeas 108 Nays 1 `passage`
+- **2018-02-14T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
+- **2018-02-15T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
+- **2018-05-30T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2018-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 428 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
+- **2018-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 6/19/2018 @ 2:36 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 6/25/2018 @ 4:40 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 6/26/2018 @ 2:02 PM
+- **2018-08-15T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 226'18 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/20116a51-56e5-406f-b313-f00d31239b3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+