republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2019-2020/sb-757.md

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Bill	Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d.	Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d.	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2019-2020	SB 757	Michigan SB 757 (2019-2020)	bill	Elections: election officials Elections: absent voters State agencies (existing): state	enacted		5	33	3	2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00	2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/80e62868-487a-462b-81ea-3b57926e24d4	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2019-SB-0757	219aa0cd7acfa463790a19c44ac40f7051fcf74e9ad6d9df47098da75ccd1eaf	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 757 (2019-2020) — Elections: election officials; certain city and township clerks opening absent voter ballot return envelopes on the day before election day; authorize, allow precinct election inspectors to work in shifts, require notice to electors for mismatched or missing signatures on an absent voter ballot application or return envelope, and provide requirements for absent voter ballot drop boxes. Amends secs. 759, 761, 764a, 765, 765a & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.) & adds secs. 14b, 24k & 761d.

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. Public Act (committee substitute) — source
4. Senate Concurred Bill (committee substitute) — source
5. Senate Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 297 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — 34–2 (pass) · upper
• ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 348 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 35–2 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 421 Yeas 94 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 — 94–11 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Adam Hollier — cosponsor (person)
• Aric Nesbitt — cosponsor (person)
• Betty Jean Alexander — cosponsor (person)
• Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Runestad — cosponsor (person)
• Marshall Bullock — cosponsor (person)
• Michael MacDonald — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
• Peter Lucido — cosponsor (person)
• Peter MacGregor — cosponsor (person)
• Ruth Johnson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH A. JOHNSON introduction
• 2020-01-28T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS referral-committee
• 2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2020-02-18T05:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) referral-committee
• 2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4) committee-passage
• 2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 SUBSTITUTE (S-4) CONCURRED IN
• 2020-05-27T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-4)
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 SUBSTITUTE (S-6) ADOPTED
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED ROLL CALL # 297 YEAS 34 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 received on 09/15/2020 introduction
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
• 2020-09-15T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics referral-committee
• 2020-09-23T04:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Ways and Means, with substitute (H-2) referral-committee
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation with substitute (H-7) committee-passage
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 substitute (H-7) adopted
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 421 Yeas 94 Nays 11 Excused 0 Not Voting 4 passage
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 title amended
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 returned to Senate
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 348 YEAS 35 NAYS 2 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-7) CONCURRED IN
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 TITLE AMENDMENT AGREED TO
• 2020-09-24T04:00:00+00:00 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2020-10-06T04:00:00+00:00 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/05/2020 03:40 PM executive-receipt
• 2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/06/2020 01:30 PM executive-signature
• 2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/06/2020 02:08 PM
• 2020-10-07T04:00:00+00:00 ASSIGNED PA 0177'20 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/80e62868-487a-462b-81ea-3b57926e24d4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).