republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5012.md

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Bill	Elections; recounts; aggrieved candidate for purposes of recount; clarify. Amends secs. 862 & 879 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.862 & 168.879).	Elections; recounts; aggrieved candidate for purposes of recount; clarify. Amends secs. 862 & 879 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.862 & 168.879).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2017-2018	HB 5012	Michigan HB 5012 (2017-2018)	bill	Elections: recounts	enacted		5	26	2	2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00	2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/3ce965cd-c587-4975-b2d2-d9b0e30c3730	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2017-HB-5012	aaf52c3799d4b78391d84fcc4205210dd07d7bf67d053c9441506fd56def2a43	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan HB 5012 (2017-2018) — Elections; recounts; aggrieved candidate for purposes of recount; clarify. Amends secs. 862 & 879 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.862 & 168.879).

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 # 359 Yeas 98 Nays 10 — 98–10 (pass) · lower
• PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — 27–8 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• 89 — cosponsor (person)
• Aaron Miller — cosponsor (person)
• Jason Sheppard — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Lilly — cosponsor (person)
• Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)
• Klint Kesto — cosponsor (person)
• Michael Webber — cosponsor (person)
• Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
• Scott VanSingel — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Jim Lilly introduction
• 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics referral-committee
• 2017-09-27T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 09/26/2017
• 2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2017-10-31T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 359 Yeas 98 Nays 10 passage
• 2017-11-01T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
• 2017-11-07T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM referral-committee
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 206 YEAS 27 NAYS 8 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 INSERTED FULL TITLE
• 2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate without amendment with immediate effect and full title
• 2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 full title agreed to
• 2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
• 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 4/23/2018 @ 12:24 PM executive-receipt
• 2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 5/2/2018 @ 8:38 PM executive-signature
• 2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 5/3/2018 @ 11:32 AM
• 2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 128'18 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3ce965cd-c587-4975-b2d2-d9b0e30c3730. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).