HB 46022025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4602
Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a).
In committee Last action September 11, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 3
- Prime sponsor
- Rachelle Smit
- Cosponsors (2)
- Jay DeBoyer, Joseph Fox
Status
In committee as of September 11, 2025. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.
Referred to: House Election Integrity, Senate Elections and Ethics (from the official referral record)
Roll-call votes 1
September 9, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #198 Yeas 63 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 6Passed63-41
yes (63) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Herzberg, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kunse, Liberati, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mentzer, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, Snyder, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong
no (41) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, T., Conlin, Dievendorf, Edwards, Fitzgerald, Glanville, Grant, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, McKinney, Miller, Morgan, Myers-Phillips, Neeley, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rheingans, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Wooden, Young
Timeline 14
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| September 11, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| September 11, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| September 9, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| September 9, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #198 Yeas 63 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 6 |
| September 9, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| September 9, 2025 | House | placed on immediate passage |
| September 9, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| September 9, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| July 15, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| July 15, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation without amendment |
| June 11, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced June 10, 2025 |
| June 10, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Election Integrity |
| June 10, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| June 10, 2025 | House | introduced by Representative Rep. Rachelle Smit |
Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.