republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2023-2024/sb-470.md

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Bill	Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by uniformed services voters; amend start date. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a).	Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by uniformed services voters; amend start date. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a).	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2023-2024	SB 470	Michigan SB 470 (2023-2024)	bill	Elections: absent voters Elections: election officials Elections: voters Military affairs: other State agencies (existing): state	enacted	Paul Wojno	4	27	2	2023-09-07	2023-11-08	openstates	ocd-bill/35262fc5-6efd-42e6-aacf-a363879540c2	https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0470	9b657f317a4946e589318eb6daf46fbcc17124f9c2ebaa8a2a8045aff8ceee11	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 470 (2023-2024) — Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by uniformed services voters; amend start date. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a).

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 Introduced Bill (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 475 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 21–17 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 363 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 — 56–54 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Paul Wojno — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-09-07 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO introduction
• 2023-09-07 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS referral-committee
• 2023-09-14 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT committee-passage
• 2023-09-14 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE referral-committee
• 2023-09-26 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2023-09-26 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
• 2023-09-27 AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED amendment-failure
• 2023-09-27 PASSED ROLL CALL # 475 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2023-09-27 received on 09/27/2023 introduction
• 2023-09-27 read a first time reading-1
• 2023-09-27 referred to Committee on Appropriations referral-committee
• 2023-10-11 notice given to discharge committee
• 2023-10-12 motion to discharge committee approved
• 2023-10-12 placed on second reading
• 2023-10-12 read a second time reading-2
• 2023-10-12 placed on third reading
• 2023-10-12 placed on immediate passage
• 2023-10-12 read a third time reading-3
• 2023-10-12 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 363 Yeas 56 Nays 54 Excused 0 Not Voting 0 passage
• 2023-10-12 inserted full title
• 2023-10-12 returned to Senate
• 2023-10-19 FULL TITLE AGREED TO
• 2023-10-19 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2023-10-31 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/27/2023 02:24 PM executive-receipt
• 2023-11-08 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/07/2023 01:24 PM executive-signature
• 2023-11-08 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 11/07/2023 02:32 PM
• 2023-11-08 ASSIGNED PA 0193'23

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/35262fc5-6efd-42e6-aacf-a363879540c2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).