---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b)."
description: "Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5551"
citation: "Michigan HB 5551 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: canvassing", "Elections: election officials"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noah Arbit"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-06"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdcd5376-7e7b-46e2-8a2d-b1d9e94b5be2"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5551"
source_hash: "07570f82b46fcda7acababee19a64958451a35b2dd6b21bcce6f10ea0c594581"
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 5551 (2023-2024) — Elections: canvassing; eligibility requirements for members of the board of state canvassers and boards of county canvassers; modify. Amends secs. 22c & 24b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.22c & 168.24b).

## 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/2024-HEBH-5551.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5551.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5551.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5551.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0227.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 326 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — **56–49** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Noah Arbit — primary (person)
- Alabas Farhat — cosponsor (person)
- Amos O'Neal — cosponsor (person)
- Betsy Coffia — cosponsor (person)
- Carol Glanville — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Denise Mentzer — 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)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmie Wilson Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Joey Andrews — cosponsor (person)
- Kara Hope — cosponsor (person)
- Kelly Breen — cosponsor (person)
- Kimberly Edwards — cosponsor (person)
- Kristian Grant — cosponsor (person)
- Laurie Pohutsky — cosponsor (person)
- Mike McFall — cosponsor (person)
- Natalie Price — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Phil Skaggs — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — cosponsor (person)
- Regina Weiss — cosponsor (person)
- Samantha Steckloff — cosponsor (person)
- Sharon MacDonell — cosponsor (person)
- Tyrone Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Veronica Paiz — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-06** introduced by Representative Noah Arbit `introduction`
- **2024-03-06** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-03-06** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-12** bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2024
- **2024-03-12** bill electronically reproduced 03/06/2024
- **2024-03-19** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-19** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-20** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-20** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2024-06-20** placed on third reading
- **2024-09-25** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-09-25** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 326 Yeas 56 Nays 50 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 `passage`
- **2024-09-25** transmitted
- **2024-10-02** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-10-02** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-20** DISCHARGE COMMITTEE APPROVED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF GENERAL ORDERS
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-20** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-20** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2024-12-20** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2024-12-20** PASSED ROLL CALL # 728 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-20** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-20** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-09-25** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 12:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:42 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:32 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 227'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fdcd5376-7e7b-46e2-8a2d-b1d9e94b5be2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).