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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b)."
+description: "Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HB 5551"
+citation: "Michigan HB 5551 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: canvassing", "Elections: election officials"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Noah Arbit"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-03-06"
+last_action: "2024-12-31"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdcd5376-7e7b-46e2-8a2d-b1d9e94b5be2"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5551"
+source_hash: "07570f82b46fcda7acababee19a64958451a35b2dd6b21bcce6f10ea0c594581"
+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 5551 (2023-2024) — Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b).
+
+## 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/2024-HEBH-5551.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5551.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5551.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5551.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0227.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 326 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **56–49** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Noah Arbit — primary (person)
+- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
+- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
+- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
+- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
+- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
+- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
+- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
+- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
+- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
+- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
+- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
+- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
+- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
+- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
+- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
+- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
+- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
+- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-03-06** introduced by Representative Noah Arbit `introduction`
+- **2024-03-06** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2024-03-06** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-12** bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2024
+- **2024-03-12** bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2024
+- **2024-03-19** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2024-03-19** referred to second reading
+- **2024-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2024-06-20** substitute (H-3) adopted
+- **2024-06-20** placed on third reading
+- **2024-09-25** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2024-09-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 326 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
+- **2024-09-25** transmitted
+- **2024-10-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2024-10-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
+- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
+- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
+- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
+- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
+- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
+- **2024-09-25** full title agreed to
+- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
+- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 12:00 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:42 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:32 PM
+- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 227'24
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdcd5376-7e7b-46e2-8a2d-b1d9e94b5be2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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