---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: petitions; duties of the secretary of state and the board of state canvassers regarding ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petitions; modify. Amends secs. 474a, 475, 478, 480, 481 & 485 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.474a et seq.) & repeals sec. 709 of 1954 PA 116."
description: "Elections: petitions; duties of the secretary of state and the board of state canvassers regarding ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petitions; modify. Amends secs. 474a, 475, 478, 480, 481 & 485 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.474a et seq.) & repeals sec. 709 of 1954 PA 116."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HB 5574"
citation: "Michigan HB 5574 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: constitutional amendments", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: initiative and referendum", "Elections: petitions", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joey Andrews"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-13"
last_action: "2024-12-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd09f735-fd93-4d66-833d-a37c284f4286"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2024-HB-5574"
source_hash: "e10c3abc29be4b98e4b8f49888dafcc650ba0657c9d70b656a4e1f384dfc46d1"
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 5574 (2023-2024) — Elections: petitions; duties of the secretary of state and the board of state canvassers regarding ballot initiative and constitutional amendment petitions; modify. Amends secs. 474a, 475, 478, 480, 481 & 485 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.474a et seq.) & repeals sec. 709 of 1954 PA 116.

## 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-5574.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/House/pdf/2024-HEBS-5574.pdf)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billconcurred/House/pdf/2024-HCB-5574.pdf)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/House/pdf/2024-HIB-5574.pdf)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2024-PA-0234.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 250 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 658 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **4–6** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joey Andrews — primary (person)
- Brenda Carter — cosponsor (person)
- Carrie Rheingans — cosponsor (person)
- Cynthia Neeley — cosponsor (person)
- Donavan McKinney — cosponsor (person)
- Emily Dievendorf — cosponsor (person)
- Erin Byrnes — cosponsor (person)
- Felicia Brabec — cosponsor (person)
- Jason Morgan — cosponsor (person)
- Jenn Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Jennifer Conlin — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Brixie — cosponsor (person)
- Penelope Tsernoglou — cosponsor (person)
- Rachel Hood — 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.

- **2024-03-13** introduced by Representative Joey Andrews `introduction`
- **2024-03-13** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2024-03-13** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-14** bill electronically reproduced 03/13/2024
- **2024-06-18** reported with recommendation with substitute (H-3) `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-18** referred to second reading
- **2024-06-26** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-06-26** substitute (H-3) adopted
- **2024-06-26** placed on third reading
- **2024-06-26** placed on immediate passage
- **2024-06-26** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2024-06-26** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 250 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 `passage`
- **2024-06-26** title amended
- **2024-06-26** transmitted
- **2024-06-26** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2024-06-26** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-10** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2024-12-10** RULES SUSPENDED FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
- **2024-12-10** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-10** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2024-12-19** PASSED ROLL CALL # 658 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2024-12-19** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2024-12-19** RETURNED TO HOUSE
- **2024-12-31** returned from Senate without amendment with full title
- **2024-12-31** full title agreed to
- **2024-12-31** bill ordered enrolled 12/23/2024
- **2024-12-31** presented to the Governor 01/08/2025 12:18 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2024-12-31** approved by the Governor 01/17/2025 01:56 PM `executive-signature`
- **2024-12-31** filed with Secretary of State 01/17/2025 03:46 PM
- **2024-12-31** assigned PA 234'24

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd09f735-fd93-4d66-833d-a37c284f4286`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).