---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0241'25"
description: "Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0241'25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SB 240"
citation: "Michigan SB 240 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: local", "Townships: employees and officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Moss"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-04-22"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28d50c96-2ea8-455d-96c4-2eed25475551"
source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2025-SB-0240"
source_hash: "cf81a5b6c895c0f133242f4e403b94641f5969a1bf5ad5e060e31d35fa9f225d"
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 240 (2025-2026) — Elections: local; term of office start date for township officers; modify. Amends secs. 362 & 370 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.362 & 168.370). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0241'25

## 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/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBH-0240.pdf)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2025-SEBS-0240.pdf)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/publicact/pdf/2026-PA-0019.pdf)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billconcurred/Senate/pdf/2025-SCB-0240.pdf)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2025-SIB-0240.pdf)

## Votes

- HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 116 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1 — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 117 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–1** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 74 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #201 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **105–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Moss — primary (person)
- Edward W. McBroom — cosponsor (person)
- Ruth A. Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-22** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEREMY MOSS `introduction`
- **2025-04-22** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/24/2025 `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-24** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-30** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-30** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
- **2025-05-06** PASSED ROLL CALL # 74 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2025-05-06** received on 05/06/2025 `introduction`
- **2025-05-06** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2025-05-06** referred to Committee on Election Integrity `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-28** reported with recommendation without amendment `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-28** referred to second reading
- **2026-06-09** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2026-06-09** amended
- **2026-06-09** placed on third reading
- **2026-06-10** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #201 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2026-06-10** inserted full title
- **2026-06-10** returned to Senate
- **2026-06-11** PASSED BY HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT(S) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT `passage`
- **2026-06-11** LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES
- **2026-06-16** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 116 YEAS 35 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 1
- **2026-06-16** VOTE RECONSIDERED
- **2026-06-16** HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 117 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
- **2026-06-16** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2026-06-16** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2026-06-16** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2026-06-23** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/18/2026 9:30 AM `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/20/2026 1:08 PM `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-23** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/22/2026 1:44 PM
- **2026-06-23** ASSIGNED PA 0019'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28d50c96-2ea8-455d-96c4-2eed25475551`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).