republic-os/legislation/us/states/mi/2021-2022/sb-311.md

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Bill	Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters using Department of Defense Common Access Cards; allow. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a) .	Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters using Department of Defense Common Access Cards; allow. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a) .	us/states/mi	Michigan Legislature	2021-2022	SB 311	Michigan SB 311 (2021-2022)	bill	Elections: absent voters Elections: ballots Elections: election officials Elections: voters Military affairs: other State agencies (existing): other	enacted	Ruth Johnson	5	34	3	2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00	2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00	openstates	ocd-bill/4846fb60-9c19-4c59-9791-1039ce300611	http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2021-SB-0311	128c111a7201aae51c54e5508eb0bc9c3b5a66fbd942da22898d7a3b65209ca0	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-mi

Michigan SB 311 (2021-2022) — Elections: absent voters; electronic return of absent voter ballots by military voters using Department of Defense Common Access Cards; allow. Amends sec. 759a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.759a) .

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

Votes

• PASSED ROLL CALL # 302 YEAS 34 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 — 34–1 (pass) · upper
• passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 450 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 — 98–6 (pass) · lower
• ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 471 YEAS 30 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 1 — 30–1 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Ruth Johnson — primary (person)
• Curtis VanderWall — cosponsor (person)
• Dale Zorn — cosponsor (person)
• Jim Stamas — cosponsor (person)
• Jon Bumstead — cosponsor (person)
• Kenneth Horn — cosponsor (person)
• Kevin Daley — cosponsor (person)
• Kimberly LaSata — cosponsor (person)
• Rick Outman — cosponsor (person)
• Roger Victory — cosponsor (person)
• Tom Barrett — cosponsor (person)
• Wayne Schmidt — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 ORDERED ENROLLED
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR RUTH A. JOHNSON introduction
• 2021-03-24T04:00:00+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 SUBSTITUTE (S-2) DEFEATED
• 2021-06-24T04:00:00+00:00 PASSED ROLL CALL # 302 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 read a second time reading-2
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 substitute (H-1) adopted
• 2022-12-08T05:00:00+00:00 placed on third reading
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 placed on immediate passage
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 read a third time reading-3
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 450 Yeas 98 Nays 6 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 passage
• 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 HOUSE SUBSTITUTE (H-1) CONCURRED IN
• 2022-09-28T04:00:00+00:00 ROLL CALL: ROLL CALL # 471 YEAS 30 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 6 NOT VOTING 1
• 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 02:30 PM executive-receipt
• 2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 10/07/2022 03:32 PM executive-signature
• 2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 10/07/2022 04:52 PM
• 2022-10-11T04:00:00+00:00 ASSIGNED PA 0197'22 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4846fb60-9c19-4c59-9791-1039ce300611. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Michigan legislature records).