---
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).