HB 4356 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections: election officials; procedure to remove certain electors listed on the qualified voter file who have not recently voted; provide for. Amends sec. 509bb of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.509bb).

HB 4356 amends Michigan election law to establish a procedure for election officials to remove voters from the qualified voter file if they have not voted in two consecutive general elections. This directly affects voters who have not participated in recent elections, potentially impacting their ability to vote unless they re-register or update their status. The bill specifies the exact steps election officials must follow to verify voter inactivity and remove names from the file, ensuring a standardized process across jurisdictions. It does not change voter registration requirements but modifies the method for maintaining accurate voter rolls.
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Governor
Introduced Apr 22, 2025 Last action Jun 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Substitute (H-1) As Passed by the House · 3 edits · Jun 12, 2025
MINOR
The bill underwent significant formatting and structural reorganization, changing from a standard legislative format to a more condensed layout. Substantively, the text was restructured to clarify the requirements for voter registration challenges, ensuring that clerks must notify voters of signature mismatches and provide specific steps to resolve the challenge. The core policy regarding the 8-year inactivity threshold and the process for sending verification mail remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was altered from a multi-page format with headers and footers to a condensed single-page layout, removing original page breaks and metadata.

Minor text formatting adjustments were made, such as changing the capitalization of 'Secretary of state' to 'the people of the state of michigan' and adjusting line breaks for readability.

REQUIREMENT

The notification process for signature mismatches was clarified to explicitly require clerks to inform voters that their registration is challenged and to list the steps needed to resolve the issue.

Floor votes · House Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 17, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
upper
Jun 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT
upper
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #156 Yeas 56 Nays 41 Excused 0 Not Voting 13
lower
Jun 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
substitute (H-1) adopted
lower
May 20, 2025
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
referred to Committee on Election Integrity
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Hoadley
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors

Sponsors