republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/hb-5646.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; qualified voter file; maintenance of the statewide qualified voter file; require the secretary of state to check against the United States Social Security Administration's death master file and require the secretary of state to participate in multistate voter registration verification programs. Amends sec. 509o of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o)."
description: "Elections; qualified voter file; maintenance of the statewide qualified voter file; require the secretary of state to check against the United States Social Security Administration's death master file and require the secretary of state to participate in multistate voter registration verification programs. Amends sec. 509o of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 5646"
citation: "Michigan HB 5646 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: qualified voter file", "Records: death", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 31
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a52166d-a0c2-4c6a-8db3-ed43df1ec3ff"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-HB-5646"
source_hash: "577e277321f81e80a88cd574cb3a0f83286eeec7d0642a2798225e6843808533"
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 HB 5646 (2017-2018) — Elections; qualified voter file; maintenance of the statewide qualified voter file; require the secretary of state to check against the United States Social Security Administration's death master file and require the secretary of state to participate in multistate voter registration verification programs. Amends sec. 509o of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509o).

## 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/House/htm/2018-HEBH-5646.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/House/htm/2018-HEBS-5646.htm)
3. **House Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/House/htm/2018-HCB-5646.htm)
4. **House Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/House/htm/2018-HIB-5646.htm)
5. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0126.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 171 Yeas 101 Nays 5 — **101–5** (pass) · lower
- Roll Call # 233 Yeas 107 Nays 2 — **107–2** (pass) · lower
- PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 211 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 87 — cosponsor (person)
- Julie Calley — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** introduced by Representative Julie Calley `introduction`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-28T05:00:00+00:00** bill electronically reproduced 02/27/2018
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-1 adopted
- **2018-03-14T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 171 Yeas 101 Nays 5 `passage`
- **2018-03-15T04:00:00+00:00** transmitted
- **2018-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 211 YEAS 35 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 2 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** INSERTED FULL TITLE
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** returned from Senate with substitute S-2 with immediate effect and full title
- **2018-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** laid over one day under the rules
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate substitute S-2 concurred in
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Roll Call # 233 Yeas 107 Nays 2
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** full title agreed to
- **2018-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** bill ordered enrolled
- **2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** presented to the Governor 4/23/2018 @ 12:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** approved by the Governor 5/2/2018 @ 8:36 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** filed with Secretary of State 5/3/2018 @ 11:28 AM
- **2018-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** assigned PA 126'18 with immediate effect

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a52166d-a0c2-4c6a-8db3-ed43df1ec3ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).