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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II & sec. 3, ch. V of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.4 et seq.)."
+description: "Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II & sec. 3, ch. V of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.4 et seq.)."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
+legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HB 4359"
+citation: "Michigan HB 4359 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections: local", "Villages: general law"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Pat Outman"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-04-22"
+last_action: "2026-06-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7e27449-ca2f-4a1b-878f-da13159834cd"
+source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-HB-4359"
+source_hash: "61ed6bf40674b383bc1c8387b124ee9ca41b475c5b32f1d330a13582996ebc20"
+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 4359 (2025-2026) — Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends secs. 4, 5 & 13, ch. II & sec. 3, ch. V of 1895 PA 3 (MCL 62.4 et seq.).
+
+## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4359.pdf)
+2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBS-4359.pdf)
+3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/House/pdf/2025-HCB-4359.pdf)
+4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4359.pdf)
+5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0018.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #183 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **105–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 115 YEAS 32 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — **32–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Pat Outman — primary (person)
+- Angela Rigas — cosponsor (person)
+- Brian BeGole — cosponsor (person)
+- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
+- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
+- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
+- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
+- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
+- Gina Johnsen — cosponsor (person)
+- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
+- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
+- Jimmie Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
+- John Fitzgerald — cosponsor (person)
+- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
+- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
+- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
+- Mai Xiong — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
+- Matt Longjohn — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike Hoadley — cosponsor (person)
+- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
+- Morgan Foreman — cosponsor (person)
+- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
+- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
+- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
+- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
+- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephanie Young — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephen Wooden — cosponsor (person)
+- Tom Kunse — cosponsor (person)
+- Tonya Phillips — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-04-22** introduced by Representative Rep. Pat Outman `introduction`
+- **2025-04-22** read a first time `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-22** referred to Committee on Election Integrity `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-23** bill electronically reproduced 04/22/2025
+- **2025-07-15** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
+- **2025-07-15** referred to second reading
+- **2025-09-03** read a second time `reading-2`
+- **2025-09-03** placed on third reading
+- **2025-09-03** placed on immediate passage
+- **2025-09-03** read a third time `reading-3`
+- **2025-09-03** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #183 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
+- **2025-09-03** transmitted
+- **2025-09-09** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
+- **2025-09-09** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
+- **2026-05-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
+- **2026-06-10** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
+- **2026-06-11** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
+- **2026-06-10** RULES SUSPENDED
+- **2026-06-10** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
+- **2026-06-10** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 115 YEAS 32 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
+- **2026-06-10** INSERTED FULL TITLE
+- **2026-06-10** RETURNED TO HOUSE
+- **2026-06-10** returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
+- **2026-06-10** full title agreed to
+- **2026-06-10** bill ordered enrolled
+- **2026-06-16** presented to the Governor 06/11/2026 03:00 PM `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-23** approved by the Governor 06/20/2026 01:06 PM `executive-signature`
+- **2026-06-23** filed with Secretary of State 06/22/2026 01:42 PM
+- **2026-06-23** assigned PA 18'26 with immediate effect
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7e27449-ca2f-4a1b-878f-da13159834cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
+