2023 House Bill 4569 / Public Act 258

Elections: registration; preregistration to vote at age 16; provide for.

An act to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “An act to reorganize, consolidate, and add to the election laws; to provide for election officials and prescribe their powers and duties; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, state agencies, and state and local officials and employees; to provide for the nomination and election of candidates for public office; to provide for the resignation, removal, and recall of certain public officers; to provide for the filling of vacancies in public office; to provide for and regulate primaries and elections; to provide for the purity of elections; to guard against the abuse of the elective franchise; to define violations of this act; to provide appropriations; to prescribe penalties and provide remedies; and to repeal certain acts and all other acts inconsistent with this act,” by amending sections 495, 509o, 509q, 509r, 509gg, and 516 (MCL 168.495, 168.509o, 168.509q, 168.509r, 168.509gg, and 168.516), section 495 as amended by 2018 PA 603, section 509o as amended by 2022 PA 195, section 509q as amended by 2020 PA 302, sections 509r and 516 as amended by 2018 PA 125, and section 509gg as amended by 2014 PA 94, and by adding section 496a.

Introduced in the House

May 16, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Betsy Coffia (D-103) and 38 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Rogers (D-41), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Natalie Price (D-5), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Joey Andrews (D-38), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Rachel Hood (D-81), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Julie Brixie (D-73), Mike McFall (D-8), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Kara Hope (D-74), Kelly Breen (D-21), Noah Arbit (D-20), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Reggie Miller (D-31), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Jason Morgan (D-23), Helena Scott (D-7), Stephanie Young (D-16), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Regina Weiss (D-6), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Kimberly Edwards (D-12), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Kristian Grant (D-82), Jasper Martus (D-69) and Karen Whitsett (D-4)

Referred to the Committee on Elections

June 6, 2023

Reported without amendment

June 27, 2023

Passed in the House 56 to 52 (details)

Motion to give immediate effect by Rep. Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

The motion prevailed by voice vote

Received in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics

Nov. 1, 2023

Reported with substitute S-2

Nov. 2, 2023

Referred to the Committee of the Whole

Reported with substitute S-2

Substitute S-2 concurred in by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 20 to 18 (details)

Received in the House

Nov. 2, 2023

Nov. 8, 2023

Amendment offered by Rep. Ann Bollin (R-49)

1. Amend page 4, line 26, after “(6)” by striking out “An” and inserting “Subject to this subsection, an”.

2. Amend page 4, line 29, after “age.” by striking out “If” and inserting “Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if”.

3. Amend page 5, line 3, after “day.” by inserting “If an individual who was preregistered to vote under section 493a or 493b has not previously voted at an election, that individual must vote in person at the individual’s designated early voting site, city or township clerk’s office, or election day polling place.”.

The amendment failed by voice vote

Substitute S-2 concurred in 56 to 53 (details)

Signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Dec. 1, 2023