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Bill Elections: absent voters; pre-processing of absent voter ballots before election day; provide for, modify provisions regarding absent voter ballot drop boxes, and allow county clerks to initiate the removal of deceased individuals from the qualified voter file. Amends secs. 14b, 24k, 509o, 510, 761d, 765 & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b et seq.). Elections: absent voters; pre-processing of absent voter ballots before election day; provide for, modify provisions regarding absent voter ballot drop boxes, and allow county clerks to initiate the removal of deceased individuals from the qualified voter file. Amends secs. 14b, 24k, 509o, 510, 761d, 765 & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b et seq.). us/states/mi Michigan Legislature 2021-2022 HB 4491 Michigan HB 4491 (2021-2022)
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Elections: absent voters
Elections: ballots
Elections: challengers
Elections: election officials
Elections: qualified voter file
Elections: voters
State agencies (existing): other
State agencies (proposed): other
enacted
Andrew Fink
5 34 2 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 openstates ocd-bill/43f857e3-10e7-4d34-9b2f-546b1595bb08 http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-HB-4491 36491a47b5aeb737ad5b3f018940243b322ac1defab657d15e9f7d59653fe2c5 2026-07-01 https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump 2026-07-06 reported
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Michigan HB 4491 (2021-2022) — Elections: absent voters; pre-processing of absent voter ballots before election day; provide for, modify provisions regarding absent voter ballot drop boxes, and allow county clerks to initiate the removal of deceased individuals from the qualified voter file. Amends secs. 14b, 24k, 509o, 510, 761d, 765 & 765b of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.14b 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
  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 # 465 YEAS 32 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 — 321 (pass) · upper
  • passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — 1090 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Andrew Fink — primary (person)
  • Andrew Beeler — cosponsor (person)
  • Ann Bollin — cosponsor (person)
  • Beth Griffin — cosponsor (person)
  • Brad Paquette — cosponsor (person)
  • Bronna Kahle — cosponsor (person)
  • Bryan Posthumus — cosponsor (person)
  • Daire Rendon — cosponsor (person)
  • David Martin — cosponsor (person)
  • Jack O'Malley — cosponsor (person)
  • Jeff Yaroch — cosponsor (person)
  • John Damoose — cosponsor (person)
  • John Roth — cosponsor (person)
  • Joseph Bellino — cosponsor (person)
  • Luke Meerman — cosponsor (person)
  • Matt Hall — cosponsor (person)
  • Matt Maddock — cosponsor (person)
  • Pat Outman — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven Johnson — cosponsor (person)
  • Sue Allor — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 introduced by Representative Andrew Fink introduction
  • 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 read a first time reading-1
  • 2021-03-11T05:00:00+00:00 referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics referral-committee
  • 2021-03-16T04:00:00+00:00 bill electronically reproduced 03/11/2021
  • 2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) committee-passage
  • 2021-04-13T04:00:00+00:00 referred to second reading
  • 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 read a second time reading-2
  • 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 substitute (H-1) adopted
  • 2021-04-22T04:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
  • 2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
  • 2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 145 Yeas 109 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 passage
  • 2021-04-27T04:00:00+00:00 transmitted
  • 2021-04-28T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS referral-committee
  • 2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
  • 2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
  • 2022-06-16T04:00:00+00:00 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 RULES SUSPENDED
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 465 YEAS 32 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 5 NOT VOTING 0 passage
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 TITLE AMENDED
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 returned from Senate with substitute (S-1) with immediate effect and title amendment
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 laid over one day under the rules
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 rule suspended
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 Senate substitute (S-1) concurred in
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 roll call Roll Call # 451 Yeas 99 Nays 5 Excused 0 Not Voting 5
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 title amendment agreed to
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 bill ordered enrolled
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 presented to the Governor 10/03/2022 02:32 PM executive-receipt
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 approved by the Governor 10/07/2022 03:28 PM executive-signature
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 filed with Secretary of State 10/07/2022 04:48 PM
  • 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 assigned PA 195'22 with immediate effect

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/43f857e3-10e7-4d34-9b2f-546b1595bb08. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).