HB 47072025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4707
Elections: voting procedures; ranked choice voting; prohibit. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding sec. 642e.
In committee Last action August 26, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 18
- Prime sponsor
- Rachelle Smit
- Cosponsors (17)
- Alicia St. Germaine, David Martin, David Prestin, Donni Steele, Douglas Wozniak, Jaime Greene, Jason Woolford, Jennifer Wortz, Joseph Fox, Joseph Pavlov, Josh Schriver, Luke Meerman, Nancy Jenkins-Arno, Parker Fairbairn, Pat Outman, Thomas Kuhn, Tim Kelly
Status
In committee as of August 26, 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
August 20, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #177 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9Passed57-44
yes (57) Alexander, Aragona, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fox, Frisbie, Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Meerman, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Rigas, Robinson, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak
no (44) Andrews, Arbit, Breen, Brixie, Byrnes, Carter, B., Carter, T., Conlin, Dievendorf, Farhat, Fitzgerald, Foreman, Glanville, Grant, Herzberg, Hope, Hoskins, Koleszar, Liberati, Longjohn, MacDonell, Martus, McFall, Mentzer, Morgan, O’Neal, Paiz, Pohutsky, Price, Puri, Rogers, Scott, Skaggs, Snyder, Steckloff, Tate, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Wilson, Witwer, Wooden, Xiong, Young
Timeline 14
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| August 26, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| August 20, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| August 20, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #177 Yeas 57 Nays 44 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 |
| August 20, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| August 20, 2025 | House | placed on immediate passage |
| August 20, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| August 20, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| August 19, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| August 19, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation without amendment |
| July 15, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced July 1, 2025 |
| July 1, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Election Integrity |
| July 1, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| July 1, 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.