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type: "Bill"
title: "Elections: absent voters; definition of United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature; provide for. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 18a."
description: "Elections: absent voters; definition of United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature; provide for. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 18a."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 8"
citation: "Michigan SB 8 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections: absent voters", "Military affairs: other"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Wojno"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ac4d617-5b3c-4be1-93d6-e485ce4a337b"
source_url: "http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0008"
source_hash: "a44c7fd4bfa2ed6d0f4b005332352458537c1bf3a853c2a599b0a5bfb8c9d289"
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 8 (2021-2022) — Elections: absent voters; definition of United States Department of Defense verified electronic signature; provide for. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 18a.
## 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://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBH-0008.htm)
2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billengrossed/Senate/htm/2021-SEBS-0008.htm)
3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/publicact/htm/2022-PA-0196.htm)
4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](http://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2021-2022/billintroduced/Senate/htm/2021-SIB-0008.htm)
## Votes
- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 449 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — **986** (pass) · lower
- PASSED ROLL CALL # 298 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — **341** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Paul Wojno — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR PAUL WOJNO `introduction`
- **2021-01-13T05:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2021-06-17T04:00:00+00:00** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) `committee-passage`
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** SUBSTITUTE (S-1) CONCURRED IN
- **2021-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1)
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** PASSED ROLL CALL # 298 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** received on 06/24/2021 `introduction`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** read a first time `reading-1`
- **2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** referred to Committee on Elections and Ethics `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** rule suspended
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** motion to discharge committee approved
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on second reading
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on third reading
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** placed on immediate passage
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 449 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 `passage`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** read a third time `reading-3`
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** inserted full title
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** returned to Senate
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
- **2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** ORDERED ENROLLED
- **2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 10/03/2022 02:28 PM `executive-receipt`
- **2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/07/2022 03:30 PM `executive-signature`
- **2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/07/2022 04:50 PM
- **2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00** ASSIGNED PA 0196'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7ac4d617-5b3c-4be1-93d6-e485ce4a337b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).