---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: absent voters; online application for absent voter ballots; provide for. Amends sec. 759 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759)."
description: "Elections: absent voters; online application for absent voter ballots; provide for. Amends sec. 759 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 4570"
citation: "Michigan HB 4570 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: absent voters", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: voting procedures", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Rogers"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-16"
last_action: "2023-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c57e31f6-e0dd-41fd-8f11-bdea9ce98baa"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-HB-4570"
source_hash: "289ee2b75e5f37d39442b4d363556b7d0e00c6c6aa26efe72ad4311e854bdbc3"
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 4570 (2023-2024) — Elections: absent voters; online application for absent voter ballots; provide for. Amends sec. 759 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759).

## 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-4570.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2023-HEBS-4570.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2023-HCB-4570.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2023-HIB-4570.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0270.pdf)
6. **Substitute (H-1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/Home/GetObject?objectName=2023-HCVBS-4570-0O3310.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSED ROLL CALL # 654 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–54** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Rogers — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Dylan Wegela — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Helena Scott — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Hoskins — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jasper Martus — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Karen Whitsett — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Matt Koleszar — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Noah Arbit — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Reggie Miller — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Stephanie A. Young — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16** introduced by Representative Julie M. Rogers `introduction`
- **2023-11-01** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-05-16** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-05-16** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-17** bill electronically reproduced 05/16/2023
- **2023-06-06** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2023-06-06** referred to second reading
- **2023-09-14** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-09-14** placed on third reading
- **2023-09-27** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-09-27** substitute (H-1) adopted
- **2023-09-27** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 324 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2023-09-27** title amended
- **2023-09-27** transmitted
- **2023-10-03** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-11-02** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-11-02** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-11-02** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-11-02** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-11-02** PASSED ROLL CALL # 654 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-11-02** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2023-11-02** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2023-11-02** bill ordered enrolled
- **2023-11-02** full title agreed to
- **2023-12-31** presented to the Governor 11/21/2023 10:08 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-12-31** approved by the Governor 12/01/2023 02:32 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 12/01/2023 02:58 PM
- **2023-12-31** assigned PA 270'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c57e31f6-e0dd-41fd-8f11-bdea9ce98baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).