---
type: "Bill"
title: "Campaign finance: other; automatic payroll deductions for PAC contributions; allow. Amends secs. 4, 6, 11, 54, 55 & 57 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.204 et seq.)."
description: "Campaign finance: other; automatic payroll deductions for PAC contributions; allow. Amends secs. 4, 6, 11, 54, 55 & 57 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.204 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4234"
citation: "Michigan HB 4234 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Campaign finance: committees", "Campaign finance: contributions and expenditures", "Campaign finance: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Penelope Tsernoglou"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 33
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-09"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ccbb329-b91b-4b39-b437-971a9c61bef0"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4234"
source_hash: "64c369b6f2c5f0e9207187fba027634129f432d0f89485606e0506d010d0be6c"
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 4234 (2023-2024) — Campaign finance: other; automatic payroll deductions for PAC contributions; allow. Amends secs. 4, 6, 11, 54, 55 & 57 of 1976 PA 388 (MCL 169.204 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/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBH-4234.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4234.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4234.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4234.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0244.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 733 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–16** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 457 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Penelope Tsernoglou — primary (person)
- Abraham Aiyash — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Christine Morse — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jaime Churches — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kevin Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Lori Stone — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Nate Shannon — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Ranjeev Puri — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Tullio Liberati — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Will Snyder — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-09** introduced by Representative Penelope Tsernoglou `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** bill electronically reproduced 03/09/2023
- **2023-05-16** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16** referred to second reading
- **2023-11-01** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-01** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-11-01** placed on third reading
- **2023-11-01** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-11-01** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-11-01** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 457 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-01** title amended
- **2023-11-01** transmitted
- **2023-11-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-09** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2023-11-09** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-09** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-09** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-09** PASSED ROLL CALL # 733 YEAS 20 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-09** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-09** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2023-11-09** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2023-11-09** full title agreed to
- **2023-11-09** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/27/2023 03:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 11/29/2023 05:16 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 11/30/2023 10:20 AM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 244'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ccbb329-b91b-4b39-b437-971a9c61bef0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).