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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections: offenses; intimidating an election official or preventing an election official from performing the election official's duties; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931b."
+description: "Elections: offenses; intimidating an election official or preventing an election official from performing the election official's duties; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931b."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 4129"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4129 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: election officials", "Elections: offenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kara Hope"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-02-22"
+last_action: "2023-12-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6fddc562-1bc2-40b4-a57a-22b5c586ad28"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4129"
+source_hash: "30aaedc94b79d5b870260febec5c1e8bf2fe52fc2aeccf2579c2f97ccb580644"
+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 4129 (2023-2024) — Elections: offenses; intimidating an election official or preventing an election official from performing the election official's duties; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 931b.
+
+## 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](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4129.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4129.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4129.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4129.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0253.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 726 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **21–16** (pass) · upper
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 442 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kara Hope — primary (person)
+- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
+- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
+- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
+- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
+- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
+- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Jaime Churches — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Jim Haadsma — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
+- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
+- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-22** introduced by Representative Kara Hope `introduction`
+- **2023-02-22** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-22** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-28** bill electronically reproduced 02/22/2023
+- **2023-09-19** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-09-19** referred to second reading
+- **2023-10-31** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2023-10-31** substitute (H-1) adopted
+- **2023-10-31** placed on third reading
+- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 442 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
+- **2023-11-01** transmitted
+- **2023-11-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
+- **2023-11-09** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
+- **2023-11-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
+- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
+- **2023-11-09** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2023-11-09** AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 726 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2023-11-09** RETURNED TO HOUSE
+- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
+- **2023-11-09** full title agreed to
+- **2023-11-09** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 10:06 AM `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/30/2023 12:20 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/01/2023 11:06 AM
+- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 253'23
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6fddc562-1bc2-40b4-a57a-22b5c586ad28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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