republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2023-2024/sb-259.md

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Bill	Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a).	Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2023-2024	SB 259	Michigan SB 259 (2023-2024)	bill	Elections: absent voters Elections: ballots Elections: election officials Elections: voters Military affairs: other	enacted	Paul Wojno	10	33	3	2023-04-11	2023-05-02	openstates	ocd-bill/91d5b4ed-9700-4f27-89a8-923d090fd1f5	https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0259	51c48fdaab946f531e27a4503236f8977cc24aea23a121fd3d6464f3068df333	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 259 (2023-2024) — Elections: absent voters; tabulating absent voter ballots received up to 6 days after an election from an absent uniformed services voter or overseas voter; provide for. Amends secs. 759a & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a & 168.764a).

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
6. Substitute (H-2) (committee substitute) — source
7. Substitute (S-1) (committee substitute) — source
8. Substitute (S-1) - 2 (committee substitute) — source
9. Substitute (S-1) - 3 (committee substitute) — source
10. Substitute (S-1) - 4 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 24–14 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 70 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — 56–52 (pass) · lower
• ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 23–14 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Paul Wojno — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-04-11 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO introduction
• 2023-04-11 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS referral-committee
• 2023-04-18 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2023-04-19 COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2023-04-19 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) referral-committee
• 2023-04-19 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2023-04-19 SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
• 2023-04-19 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
• 2023-04-19 RULES SUSPENDED
• 2023-04-19 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
• 2023-04-19 PASSED ROLL CALL # 125 YEAS 24 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2023-04-19 received on 04/19/2023 introduction
• 2023-04-19 read a first time reading-1
• 2023-04-19 referred to Committee on Elections referral-committee
• 2023-04-25 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2023-04-25 referred to second reading
• 2023-04-26 read a second time reading-2
• 2023-04-26 substitute (H-2) adopted
• 2023-04-26 placed on third reading
• 2023-04-26 placed on immediate passage
• 2023-04-26 read a third time reading-3
• 2023-04-26 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 70 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 passage
• 2023-04-26 inserted full title
• 2023-04-26 returned to Senate
• 2023-04-27 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-2) CONCURRED IN
• 2023-04-27 ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 141 YEAS 23 NAYS 14 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
• 2023-04-27 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
• 2023-04-27 FULL TITLE AGREED TO
• 2023-04-27 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2023-05-02 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 04/28/2023 10:20 AM executive-receipt
• 2023-05-02 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 05/01/2023 10:55 AM executive-signature
• 2023-05-02 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 05/01/2023 11:36 AM
• 2023-05-02 ASSIGNED PA 0025'23 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/91d5b4ed-9700-4f27-89a8-923d090fd1f5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).