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type: "Bill"
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title: "Civil procedure: writs; quo warranto; revise applicability for election lawsuits. Amends secs. 4501 & 4545 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4501 & 600.4545)."
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description: "Civil procedure: writs; quo warranto; revise applicability for election lawsuits. Amends secs. 4501 & 4545 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4501 & 600.4545)."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mi"
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legislature: "Michigan Legislature"
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session: "2023-2024"
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identifier: "SB 591"
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citation: "Michigan SB 591 (2023-2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil procedure: remedies", "Civil procedure: writs", "Elections: other", "Elections: presidential electors"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mary Cavanagh"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 27
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-10-17"
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last_action: "2023-12-29"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7596163a-0b18-4ee4-b0e3-9b9e1e6a1a8b"
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source_url: "https://legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2023-SB-0591"
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source_hash: "9eb68cd9b47b3ae2293be93ccae0cc60438a25b75a6c3c038227d4424d4ce61a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mi"]
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---
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# Michigan SB 591 (2023-2024) — Civil procedure: writs; quo warranto; revise applicability for election lawsuits. Amends secs. 4501 & 4545 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.4501 & 600.4545).
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **As Passed by the House** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBH-0591.pdf)
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2. **As Passed by the Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billengrossed/Senate/pdf/2023-SEBS-0591.pdf)
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3. **Public Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/publicact/pdf/2023-PA-0256.pdf)
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4. **Senate Introduced Bill** (committee substitute) — [source](https://legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-2024/billintroduced/Senate/pdf/2023-SIB-0591.pdf)
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## Votes
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- passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 543 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 — **56–53** (pass) · lower
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- PASSED ROLL CALL # 647 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 — **20–18** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mary Cavanagh — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
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- **2023-10-17** INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MARY CAVANAGH `introduction`
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- **2023-10-17** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS `referral-committee`
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- **2023-10-31** REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-10-31** REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-01** REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2) `committee-passage`
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- **2023-11-01** SUBSTITUTE (S-2) CONCURRED IN
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- **2023-11-01** PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE (S-2)
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- **2023-11-02** PASSED ROLL CALL # 647 YEAS 20 NAYS 18 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 `passage`
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- **2023-11-02** received on 11/02/2023 `introduction`
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- **2023-11-02** read a first time `reading-1`
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- **2023-11-02** referred to Committee on Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2023-11-07** notice given to discharge committee
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- **2023-11-08** motion to discharge committee approved
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- **2023-11-08** placed on second reading
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- **2023-11-08** read a second time `reading-2`
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- **2023-11-08** placed on third reading
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- **2023-11-09** read a third time `reading-3`
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- **2023-11-09** passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 543 Yeas 56 Nays 53 Excused 0 Not Voting 1 `passage`
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- **2023-11-09** inserted full title
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- **2023-11-09** returned to Senate
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- **2023-11-09** FULL TITLE AGREED TO
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- **2023-11-09** ORDERED ENROLLED
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- **2023-12-29** PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 11/21/2023 10:54 AM `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-12-29** APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 11/30/2023 12:26 PM `executive-signature`
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- **2023-12-29** FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 12/01/2023 11:12 AM
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- **2023-12-29** ASSIGNED PA 0256'23
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7596163a-0b18-4ee4-b0e3-9b9e1e6a1a8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).
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