---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; voting equipment; certain obsolete provisions; remove, and modify voting machine references to electronic voting system. Amends sec. 794b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794b); adds secs. 37a, 37b & 765a & repeals secs. 769a - 793 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.769a - 168.793)."
description: "Elections; voting equipment; certain obsolete provisions; remove, and modify voting machine references to electronic voting system. Amends sec. 794b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794b); adds secs. 37a, 37b & 765a & repeals secs. 769a - 793 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.769a - 168.793)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 812"
citation: "Michigan SB 812 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: voting equipment", "Elections: election officials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02ae7e72-4f31-4f5b-9289-91ef7dc45bcd"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0812"
source_hash: "34a3bedb48ea93447bdf95a8307282ad272feb3daa32c83dc7b5c7de81ab9324"
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 SB 812 (2017-2018) — Elections; voting equipment; certain obsolete provisions; remove, and modify voting machine references to electronic voting system. Amends sec. 794b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794b); adds secs. 37a, 37b & 765a & repeals secs. 769a - 793 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.769a - 168.793).

## 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/Senate/htm/2018-SEBH-0812.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0812.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0123.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0812.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0812.htm)

## Votes

- ROLL CALL # 200 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 137 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 223 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 14 — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVID ROBERTSON `introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 137 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received on 03/08/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted and amended
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 223 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 200 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 4/25/2018 @ 12:06 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/2/2018 @ 8:46 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/3/2018 @ 11:22 AM
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0123'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/02ae7e72-4f31-4f5b-9289-91ef7dc45bcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).