republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-4892.md

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Bill	Elections; election officials; modifying the nominating petition filing deadline for candidates for city offices; authorize under certain circumstances, add certain election accountability provisions, and provide for civil fines. Amends sec. 644f of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.644f).	Elections; election officials; modifying the nominating petition filing deadline for candidates for city offices; authorize under certain circumstances, add certain election accountability provisions, and provide for civil fines. Amends sec. 644f of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.644f).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	HB 4892	Michigan HB 4892 (2017-2018)	bill	Elections: election officials Elections: candidates Elections: petitions State agencies (existing): state	enacted		5	28	2	2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00	2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/e3de3167-f8a5-4eac-9fc8-1be8f4b9dc42	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-4892	b5433439f0b1e839ab9dbe817b08577a9495b24792bce8d1017b568767d1eda7	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 4892 (2017-2018) — Elections; election officials; modifying the nominating petition filing deadline for candidates for city offices; authorize under certain circumstances, add certain election accountability provisions, and provide for civil fines. Amends sec. 644f of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.644f).

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
2. As Passed by the Senate (committee substitute) — source
3. House Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
4. House Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Public Act (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 266 Yeas 92 Nays 13 — 92–13 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 37–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• 107 — cosponsor (person)
• Lee Chatfield — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Lee Chatfield introduction
• 2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2017-08-16T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics referral-committee
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 08/16/2017
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 committee-passage
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 substitute H-1 adopted
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 266 Yeas 92 Nays 13 passage
• 2017-09-06T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2017-09-07T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM referral-committee
• 2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2017-09-12T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 333 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00 INSERTED FULL TITLE
• 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
• 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00 full title agreed to
• 2017-09-13T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 9/14/2017 @ 1:48 PM executive-receipt
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 9/18/2017 @ 9:00 AM executive-signature
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 9/18/2017 @ 10:56 AM
• 2017-09-19T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 118'17 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/e3de3167-f8a5-4eac-9fc8-1be8f4b9dc42. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).