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House Bill 4992 (2011) rss? Friendly Link: http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2011-HB-4992 Public Act 128 of 2012 (Effective: 5/14/2012) Find this PA in the MCL

Sponsors
Eileen Kowall - (primary)Jon Bumstead, Ken Goike, Wayne A. Schmidt, Cindy Denby
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Categories 
Elections: ballots; Elections: voting procedures; Elections: absent voters; Elections: polling places; Elections: political parties; Elections: candidates;

Elections; ballots; ballot instructions; revise to require placement in voting booth and include with absentee ballots, and make other miscellaneous changes to the Michigan election law. Amends secs. 558, 560, 560b, 568, 591, 706 & 764a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.558 et seq.); adds secs. 736b, 736c, 736d, 736e, 736f, 736g & 764 & repeals sec. 737 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.737).

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Bill Analysis
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History
(House actions in lowercase, Senate actions in UPPERCASE)
NOTE: a page number of 1 indicates that the page number is soon to come.
Date JournalAction
9/20/2011HJ 71 Pg. 2231introduced by Representative Eileen Kowall
9/20/2011HJ 71 Pg. 2231read a first time
9/20/2011HJ 71 Pg. 2231referred to Committee on Redistricting and Elections
9/21/2011HJ 72 Pg. 2253printed bill filed 09/21/2011
11/29/2011HJ 94 Pg. 2653reported with recommendation without amendment
11/29/2011HJ 94 Pg. 2653referred to second reading
12/6/2011HJ 97 Pg. 2736read a second time
12/6/2011HJ 97 Pg. 2736placed on third reading
12/7/2011HJ 98 Pg. 2741read a third time
12/7/2011HJ 98 Pg. 2741passed; given immediate effect Roll Call # 527 Yeas 76 Nays 32
12/7/2011HJ 98 Pg. 2741transmitted
12/8/2011SJ 97 Pg. 2765REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ELECTIONS
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 757REPORTED FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 757COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED IMMEDIATE EFFECT
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 757REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITH SUBSTITUTE S-2
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 751REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 AND AMENDMENT(S)
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 751SUBSTITUTE S-3 AS AMENDED CONCURRED IN
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 751PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING WITH SUBSTITUTE S-3 AS AMENDED
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 751RULES SUSPENDED
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 751PLACED ON IMMEDIATE PASSAGE
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 752PASSED; GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT ROLL CALL # 310 YEAS 26 NAYS 11 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
5/8/2012SJ 43 Pg. 752INSERTED FULL TITLE
5/8/2012HJ 44 Pg. 793returned from Senate with substitute S-3 with immediate effect and title amendment
5/8/2012HJ 44 Pg. 793laid over one day under the rules
5/10/2012HJ 46 Pg. 816Senate substitute S-3 concurred in
5/10/2012HJ 46 Pg. 816 Roll Call # 254 Yeas 64 Nays 43
5/10/2012HJ 46 Pg. 816title amendment agreed to
5/10/2012HJ 46 Pg. 816bill ordered enrolled
5/10/2012HJ 46 Pg. 828presented to the Governor 5/10/2012 @ 1:32 PM
5/15/2012HJ 47 Pg. 845approved by the Governor 5/11/2012 @ 9:33 AM
5/15/2012HJ 47 Pg. 845filed with Secretary of State 5/14/2012 @ 9:56 AM
5/15/2012HJ 47 Pg. 845assigned PA 128'12 with immediate effect


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