103rd Legislature (2025 to 2026) · House of Representatives bill

HB 5968

Elections: candidates; duties and responsibilities of administering elections; require to be performed by the deputy secretary of state if the secretary of state is a candidate for office. Amends secs. 21, 31 & 32 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.21 et seq.).

In committee Last action May 14, 2026: bill electronically reproduced May 13, 2026

Official bill page and text: legislature.mi.gov

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsor

Jennifer Wortz

Cosponsors (15)

Alicia St. Germaine, Angela Rigas, Donni Steele, Jaime Greene, Jay DeBoyer, Joseph Fox, Joseph Pavlov, Josh Schriver, Karl Bohnak, Matt Maddock, Nancy Jenkins-Arno, Pat Outman, Rachelle Smit, Steve Frisbie, Timothy Beson

Status

In committee as of May 14, 2026. The 103rd Legislature serves until the 104th convenes on January 13, 2027.

Referred to: House Election Integrity (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
May 14, 2026	House	bill electronically reproduced May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026	House	referred to Committee on Election Integrity
May 13, 2026	House	read a first time
May 13, 2026	House	introduced by Representative Rep. Jennifer Wortz

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: legislature.mi.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.