HB 47362025 to 2026
bill
103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill
HB 4736
Elections: candidates; replacement of candidate for county commissioner after death; provide for and clarify. Amends secs. 194, 195 & 198 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.194 et seq.).
In committee Last action September 29, 2025: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov
Sponsors 1
- Prime sponsor
- Rachelle Smit
Status
In committee as of September 29, 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 25, 2025House of Representativespassed; given immediate effect Roll Call #227 Yeas 78 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 11Passed78-21
yes (78) Alexander, Aragona, Arbit, BeGole, Beson, Bierlein, Bohnak, Bollin, Borton, Breen, Bruck, Carra, Cavitt, Coffia, DeBoer, DeBoyer, DeSana, Fairbairn, Fitzgerald, Fox, Frisbie, Glanville, Green, P., Greene, J., Hall, Harris, Hoadley, Hoskins, Jenkins-Arno, Johnsen, Kelly, Koleszar, Kuhn, Kunse, Lightner, Linting, Longjohn, MacDonell, Maddock, Markkanen, Martin, Martus, Meerman, Mentzer, Miller, Mueller, Neyer, Outman, Paquette, Pavlov, Posthumus, Prestin, Price, Rheingans, Rigas, Robinson, Rogers, Roth, Schmaltz, Schriver, Schuette, Skaggs, Slagh, Smit, St. Germaine, Steckloff, Steele, Thompson, Tisdel, VanWoerkom, VanderWall, Wendzel, Witwer, Wooden, Woolford, Wortz, Wozniak, Xiong
no (21) Andrews, Brixie, Byrnes, Conlin, Dievendorf, Farhat, Foreman, Herzberg, Hope, Liberati, McFall, McKinney, Morgan, Paiz, Pohutsky, Puri, Snyder, Tsernoglou, Wegela, Weiss, Young
Timeline 15
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| September 29, 2025 | Senate | REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS |
| September 29, 2025 | Senate | PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT |
| September 25, 2025 | House | transmitted |
| September 25, 2025 | House | title amended |
| September 25, 2025 | House | passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #227 Yeas 78 Nays 21 Excused 0 Not Voting 11 |
| September 25, 2025 | House | read a third time |
| September 24, 2025 | House | placed on third reading |
| September 24, 2025 | House | substitute (H-1) adopted |
| September 24, 2025 | House | read a second time |
| September 9, 2025 | House | referred to second reading |
| September 9, 2025 | House | reported with recommendation with substitute (H-1) |
| July 22, 2025 | House | bill electronically reproduced July 15, 2025 |
| July 15, 2025 | House | referred to Committee on Election Integrity |
| July 15, 2025 | House | read a first time |
| July 15, 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.