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type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; other; Michigan election law; repeal and remove certain obsolete provisions, and make other miscellaneous changes. Amends secs. 37, 51, 71, 91, 131, 161, 191, 254, 281, 302, 303, 342, 381, 383, 391, 409, 409b, 411, 413, 413a, 431, 433, 433a, 467, 467a, 467b, 467c, 624, 624a, 631, 635, 642c, 644e, 654a, 657, 667, 668a, 669, 670, 673a, 674, 677, 679, 679a, 682, 683, 690, 694, 719, 741, 743, 762, 764b, 764c, 765, 766 & 957 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.37 et seq.) & repeals secs. 15, 121, 149, 221 - 241, 302a, 416a - 416d, 426a - 426n, 467n, 467p, 613c, 647, 655, 656, 669a, 704, 705, 717a, 739, 761a, 802, 804 & 947 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.15 et seq.)."
description: "Elections; other; Michigan election law; repeal and remove certain obsolete provisions, and make other miscellaneous changes. Amends secs. 37, 51, 71, 91, 131, 161, 191, 254, 281, 302, 303, 342, 381, 383, 391, 409, 409b, 411, 413, 413a, 431, 433, 433a, 467, 467a, 467b, 467c, 624, 624a, 631, 635, 642c, 644e, 654a, 657, 667, 668a, 669, 670, 673a, 674, 677, 679, 679a, 682, 683, 690, 694, 719, 741, 743, 762, 764b, 764c, 765, 766 & 957 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.37 et seq.) & repeals secs. 15, 121, 149, 221 - 241, 302a, 416a - 416d, 426a - 426n, 467n, 467p, 613c, 647, 655, 656, 669a, 704, 705, 717a, 739, 761a, 802, 804 & 947 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.15 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 809"
citation: "Michigan SB 809 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6e3d8c1-dab4-432f-b4f9-f445dcc6842c"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0809"
source_hash: "70432519c0b8ec3e2ff2d043438fbeaa75140afa4bcaf5db68de75f27b56c31c"
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 809 (2017-2018) — Elections; other; Michigan election law; repeal and remove certain obsolete provisions, and make other miscellaneous changes. Amends secs. 37, 51, 71, 91, 131, 161, 191, 254, 281, 302, 303, 342, 381, 383, 391, 409, 409b, 411, 413, 413a, 431, 433, 433a, 467, 467a, 467b, 467c, 624, 624a, 631, 635, 642c, 644e, 654a, 657, 667, 668a, 669, 670, 673a, 674, 677, 679, 679a, 682, 683, 690, 694, 719, 741, 743, 762, 764b, 764c, 765, 766 & 957 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.37 et seq.) & repeals secs. 15, 121, 149, 221 - 241, 302a, 416a - 416d, 426a - 426n, 467n, 467p, 613c, 647, 655, 656, 669a, 704, 705, 717a, 739, 761a, 802, 804 & 947 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.15 et seq.).
## 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBH-0809.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0809.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0120.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0809.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0809.htm)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 216 Yeas 107 Nays 2 — **1072** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 134 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **360** (pass) · upper
- ROLL CALL # 197 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- 14 — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVID ROBERTSON `introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `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 WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-3 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 134 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received on 03/08/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted and amended
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 216 Yeas 107 Nays 2 `passage`
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 197 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 4/25/2018 @ 12:00 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/2/2018 @ 8:30 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/3/2018 @ 11:16 AM
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0120'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6e3d8c1-dab4-432f-b4f9-f445dcc6842c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).