HB 4793 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Elections: school; requirement for school board members to file an acceptance of office; eliminate. Amends secs. 309 & 310 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.309 & 168.310). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4795'25, HB 4794'25

This bill removes a requirement for Michigan school board members to formally accept their positions within 10 business days of election or appointment. Previously, newly elected or appointed members had to file acceptance with the school board secretary after being notified by the election coordinator. The change eliminates this step under Section 309 of the Michigan Election Law (MCL 168.309), simplifying the onboarding process. It directly affects all school board members elected or appointed across Michigan school districts.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

House Passage

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Oct 2025

Governor

Introduced Aug 21, 2025 Last action Oct 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 5 edits · Oct 23, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted to standard legislative style and corrected several grammatical errors in the text. The substantive policy content regarding election notification deadlines and school board vacancy conditions remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the original introduction header and replaced it with standard bill language to amend the Michigan election law.

Corrected grammatical errors in Section 309, such as removing the duplicate word 'must' and clarifying the sentence structure regarding filing acceptance of office.

Corrected grammatical errors in Section 310, such as removing the duplicate word 'the' and fixing awkward phrasing like 'being member is adjudicated' to 'being adjudicated'.

Reformatted the list of vacancy conditions to use a standard alphabetical list format instead of the original paragraph style.

Replaced the original introduction header with standard bill language to amend the Michigan election law.

Floor votes · House Oct 23, 2025

How they voted

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

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Committee

Oct 28, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

upper

Oct 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Oct 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #265 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5

lower

Sep 30, 2025

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Sep 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Aug 21, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Election Integrity

lower

Aug 21, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Mike Hoadley

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors