2026 House Bill 5972

Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for.

A bill to amend 1954 PA 116, entitled “Michigan election law,” by amending sections 726, 736, and 751 (MCL 168.726, 168.736, and 168.751), and by adding sections 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a, and 753a; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Official record

Introduced in the House

May 13, 2026

Introduced by Rep. Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7) and 36 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Mike McFall (D-14), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Natalie Price (D-6), Will Snyder (D-87), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Julie Brixie (D-73), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Kelly Breen (D-21), Kristian Grant (D-82), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Jasper Martus (D-69), Noah Arbit (D-20), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Stephanie Young (D-16), Brenda Carter (D-53), Regina Weiss (D-5), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Helena Scott (D-8), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Carol Glanville (D-84), Mai Xiong (D-13), Joe Tate (D-9), Jason Morgan (D-23), Julie Rogers (D-41), Jason Hoskins (D-18) and John Fitzgerald (D-83)

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations