republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2017-2018/sb-814.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Elections; registration; certain obsolete provisions in the Michigan election law related to voter registration; remove, and amend other provisions related to voter registration. Amends secs. 491, 492, 492a, 495, 497, 498, 500a, 500d, 500i, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507a, 509o, 509p, 509r, 514, 516, 519, 520 & 521 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.491 et seq.) & repeals secs. 494, 497a, 500c, 500h, 500j, 507b, 509s, 517 & 522a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.494 et seq.)."
description: "Elections; registration; certain obsolete provisions in the Michigan election law related to voter registration; remove, and amend other provisions related to voter registration. Amends secs. 491, 492, 492a, 495, 497, 498, 500a, 500d, 500i, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507a, 509o, 509p, 509r, 514, 516, 519, 520 & 521 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.491 et seq.) & repeals secs. 494, 497a, 500c, 500h, 500j, 507b, 509s, 517 & 522a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.494 et seq.)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 814"
citation: "Michigan SB 814 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: registration", "Elections: voters", "Elections: election officials", "Elections: qualified voter file", "State agencies (existing): state"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6997b35-f5bd-48c0-acd1-48b8ba852e9f"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2018-SB-0814"
source_hash: "26f609764ade0a776b286ef38c8cbd790fbe2a0fd40da2d3769424f0bdcbd0e4"
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 SB 814 (2017-2018) — Elections; registration; certain obsolete provisions in the Michigan election law related to voter registration; remove, and amend other provisions related to voter registration. Amends secs. 491, 492, 492a, 495, 497, 498, 500a, 500d, 500i, 501, 502, 503, 505, 506, 507a, 509o, 509p, 509r, 514, 516, 519, 520 & 521 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.491 et seq.) & repeals secs. 494, 497a, 500c, 500h, 500j, 507b, 509s, 517 & 522a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.494 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](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBH-0814.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2018-SEBS-0814.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/publicact/htm/2018-PA-0125.htm)
4. **Senate Concurred Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billconcurred/Senate/htm/2018-SCB-0814.htm)
5. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2017-2018/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2018-SIB-0814.htm)

## Votes

- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 225 Yeas 108 Nays 0 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- ROLL CALL # 202 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 139 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- 14 — cosponsor (person)
- David Robertson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DAVID ROBERTSON `introduction`
- **2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT `committee-passage`
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-02-27T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE S-1 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-03-07T05:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-1
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 139 YEAS 36 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** received on 03/08/2018 `introduction`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08T05:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** reported with recommendation with substitute H-2 `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22T04:00:00+00:00** referred to second reading
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** read a second time `reading-2`
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** substitute H-2 adopted and amended
- **2018-04-10T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 225 Yeas 108 Nays 0 `passage`
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2018-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** HOUSE SUBSTITUTE H-2 CONCURRED IN
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ROLL CALL # 202 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2018-04-17T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2018-04-26T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 4/25/2018 @ 12:10 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 5/2/2018 @ 8:32 PM `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 5/3/2018 @ 11:26 AM
- **2018-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0125'18 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f6997b35-f5bd-48c0-acd1-48b8ba852e9f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).