republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2023-2024/sb-370.md

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Bill	Elections: absent voters; signature matching and curing for absent voter ballot applications and absent voter ballot return envelopes; provide for, and provide for modifications to the absent voter ballot application and process. Amends secs. 759, 761 & 766 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.); adds secs. 766a & 766b & repeals sec. 759c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0339'23	Elections: absent voters; signature matching and curing for absent voter ballot applications and absent voter ballot return envelopes; provide for, and provide for modifications to the absent voter ballot application and process. Amends secs. 759, 761 & 766 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.); adds secs. 766a & 766b & repeals sec. 759c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0339'23	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2023-2024	SB 370	Michigan SB 370 (2023-2024)	bill	Elections: absent voters Elections: election officials State agencies (existing): state	enacted	Sylvia A. Santana	10	29	3	2023-06-06	2023-07-20	openstates	ocd-bill/967ef1b7-2629-43a2-b689-35e1158cd8e5	https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0370	3d97cc27fe9ef0edc04ed06ff3c23edf5249aa24d3a1e1b154c4988fe02cbf6b	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 370 (2023-2024) — Elections: absent voters; signature matching and curing for absent voter ballot applications and absent voter ballot return envelopes; provide for, and provide for modifications to the absent voter ballot application and process. Amends secs. 759, 761 & 766 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759 et seq.); adds secs. 766a & 766b & repeals sec. 759c of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759c). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0339'23

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 (S-1) (committee substitute) — source
7. Substitute (S-1) - 2 (committee substitute) — source
8. Substitute (S-1) - 3 (committee substitute) — source
9. Substitute (S-1) - 4 (committee substitute) — source
10. Substitute (S-1) - 5 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — 21–17 (pass) · upper
• HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 432 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 21–16 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 240 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 — 56–52 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Sylvia A. Santana — primary (person)
• Darrin Camilleri — cosponsor (person)
• Dayna Polehanki — cosponsor (person)
• Erika Geiss — cosponsor (person)
• Jeff Irwin — cosponsor (person)
• Jeremy Moss — cosponsor (person)
• John Cherry — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Hertel — cosponsor (person)
• Kristen McDonald Rivet — cosponsor (person)
• Mallory McMorrow — cosponsor (person)
• Mary Cavanagh — cosponsor (person)
• Paul Wojno — cosponsor (person)
• Sam Singh — cosponsor (person)
• Sean McCann — cosponsor (person)
• Stephanie Chang — cosponsor (person)
• Sue Shink — cosponsor (person)
• Winnie Brinks — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2023-06-06 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR SYLVIA SANTANA introduction
• 2023-06-06 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS referral-committee
• 2023-06-14 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) committee-passage
• 2023-06-14 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) referral-committee
• 2023-06-14 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AND AMENDMENT(S) committee-passage
• 2023-06-14 SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
• 2023-06-14 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-1) AS AMENDED
• 2023-06-14 RULES SUSPENDED
• 2023-06-14 PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
• 2023-06-14 PASSED ROLL CALL # 364 YEAS 21 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 passage
• 2023-06-14 received on 06/14/2023 introduction
• 2023-06-14 read a first time reading-1
• 2023-06-14 referred to Committee on Elections referral-committee
• 2023-06-20 reported with recommendation without amendment committee-passage
• 2023-06-20 referred to second reading
• 2023-06-22 read a second time reading-2
• 2023-06-22 placed on third reading
• 2023-06-27 read a third time reading-3
• 2023-06-27 amended
• 2023-06-27 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 240 Yeas 56 Nays 52 Excused 0 Not Voting 2 passage
• 2023-06-27 inserted full title
• 2023-06-27 returned to Senate
• 2023-06-28 HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 432 YEAS 21 NAYS 16 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
• 2023-06-28 FULL TITLE AGREED TO
• 2023-06-28 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2023-07-18 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 07/06/2023 02:52 PM executive-receipt
• 2023-07-20 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 07/18/2023 11:26 AM executive-signature
• 2023-07-20 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 07/19/2023 10:22 AM
• 2023-07-20 ASSIGNED PA 0082'23

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/967ef1b7-2629-43a2-b689-35e1158cd8e5. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).