---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: presidential primary; presidential primary election date; revise. Amends sec. 613a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.613a)."
description: "Elections: presidential primary; presidential primary election date; revise. Amends sec. 613a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.613a)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 13"
citation: "Michigan SB 13 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: presidential primary", "Elections: scheduling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Moss"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 26
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-01-12"
last_action: "2023-02-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/155e6283-5183-440a-a7d2-0f5bc536f0ef"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0013"
source_hash: "664b750ed1a4c0388213866a60e5967372a2920370277290e3010a187918c773"
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 SB 13 (2023-2024) — Elections: presidential primary; presidential primary election date; revise. Amends sec. 613a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.613a).

## 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/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0013.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0013.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0002.pdf)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0013.pdf)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 10 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Moss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-12** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEREMY MOSS `introduction`
- **2023-01-12** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-01-12** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2023-01-26** RULES SUSPENDED
- **2023-01-26** PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
- **2023-01-26** PASSED ROLL CALL # 9 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2023-01-26** received on 01/26/2023 `introduction`
- **2023-01-26** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31** rule suspended
- **2023-01-31** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2023-01-31** placed on second reading
- **2023-01-31** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31** placed on third reading
- **2023-01-31** placed on immediate passage
- **2023-01-31** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 10 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
- **2023-01-31** inserted full title
- **2023-01-31** returned to Senate
- **2023-02-01** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2023-02-02** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 02/01/2023 12:22 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-02** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 02/01/2023 12:54 PM `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-02** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 02/01/2023 01:44 PM
- **2023-02-02** ASSIGNED PA 0002'23

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/155e6283-5183-440a-a7d2-0f5bc536f0ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).