---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; absent voters; local agreements dealing with absent voter counting boards and combined absent voter counting boards; allow. Amends secs. 765 & 765a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.765a) & adds sec. 764d."
description: "Elections; absent voters; local agreements dealing with absent voter counting boards and combined absent voter counting boards; allow. Amends secs. 765 & 765a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.765a) & adds sec. 764d."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HB 5141"
citation: "Michigan HB 5141 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: absent voters", "Elections: election officials", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d486f699-92ba-4d88-8639-cc114c07b2c0"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-HB-5141"
source_hash: "607b5052eb319a2b1a45136eff9de18450b961604f6250b45f3f4498ca1820cb"
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 5141 (2019-2020) — Elections; absent voters; local agreements dealing with absent voter counting boards and combined absent voter counting boards; allow. Amends secs. 765 & 765a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.765 & 168.765a) & adds sec. 764d.

## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBH-5141.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billengrossed/House/htm/2019-HEBS-5141.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billconcurred/House/htm/2019-HCB-5141.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/billintroduced/House/htm/2019-HIB-5141.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2019-2020/publicact/htm/2020-PA-0095.htm)

## Votes

- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 169 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–2** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 75 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **106–2** (pass) · lower
- roll call Roll Call # 243 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **107–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Calley `introduction`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2019-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2019-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 10/24/2019
- **2020-01-22T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-2) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-04T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** substitute (H-2) adopted
- **2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 75 Yeas 106 Nays 2 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** title amended
- **2020-02-19T05:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2020-02-20T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2020-03-12T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) AND AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-5) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-5) AS AMENDED
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 169 YEAS 36 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute (S-5) with immediate effect and full title
- **2020-06-10T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute (S-5) concurred in
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** roll call Roll Call # 243 Yeas 107 Nays 1 Excused 0 Not Voting 1
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2020-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2020-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 06/23/2020 10:32 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 06/23/2020 02:41 PM `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 06/23/2020 03:18 PM
- **2020-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 95'20 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d486f699-92ba-4d88-8639-cc114c07b2c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).