2011-2012 Session	House Committee on Redistricting and Elections
Friday, December 21, 2012

Bill/Resolution	Sponsor	Subject	Meetings	Status
HB 4005 referred 1/13/2011	Heise	Elections; school; dates of school elections; require to be in November of even numbered years.	3/15/11 5/10/11	Reported out 5/10/11
HB 4006 referred 1/13/2011	Heise	Elections; school; technical amendments to revised school code concerning school board elections; provide for.	3/15/11 5/10/11	Reported out 5/10/11
HB 4064 referred 1/13/2011	Geiss	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; general amendments; provide for.
HB 4065 referred 1/13/2011	Geiss	Elections; candidates; eligibility criteria; prohibit a person who has outstanding criminal fines from election to office.
HB 4066 referred 1/13/2011	Geiss	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; expenditures by candidate committees to defend certain officials in criminal actions; prohibit.
HB 4086 referred 1/18/2011	Shaughnessy	Campaign finance; other; certain automated communications with electors; require disclosure.
HB 4108 referred 1/18/2011	Darany	Elections; voters; identification requirement for voters who register by mail; allow individuals to present identification to any county, city, or township clerk office before an election.
HB 4115 referred 1/20/2011	Jenkins	Townships; employees and officers; administering oath of office; allow township supervisor to perform.	9/27/2011 10/25/11	Reported out 10/25/11
HB 4121 referred 1/20/2011	Hammel	Elections; other; metropolitan district elections; provide for under the Michigan election law.	1/31/12	Reported out 1/31/12 with substitute H-1
HB 4122 referred 1/20/2011	Hammel	Elections; other; metropolitan district elections; revise.	1/31/12	Reported out 1/31/12 with substitute H-1
HB 4236 referred 2/10/2011 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Brown	Campaign finance; other; certain communications with electors; require disclosure.
HB 4352 referred 3/1/2011	Hammel	Campaign finance; other; definition of immediate family; expand to include parents of candidate.
HB 4353 referred 3/1/2011	Hammel	Elections; polling places; provision regarding certain prohibited conduct within 100 feet of a polling place; modify to 500 feet.
HB 4357 referred 3/1/2011	Kowall	Elections; special elections; requirement for a special election when a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner during an odd numbered year; eliminate.	2/7/12
HB 4380 referred 3/3/2011	Kowall	Counties; boards and commissions; membership on the county apportionment commission; modify under certain circumstances.
HB 4461 referred 3/22/2011 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Townsend	Public employees and officers; ethics; financial disclosure report; require certain candidates for elective office and state and local officials to file.
HB 4520 referred 4/12/2011	Irwin	Elections; absent voters; absent voter ballot; issue upon voter's request without requiring justification.
HB 4535 referred 4/12/2011	Scott	Elections; primary; presidential primary election date; revise to last Tuesday in January.
HB 4545 referred 4/13/2011	LeBlanc	Elections; local; Michigan election law; amend to allow nonresident owners of real property the right to vote on millage issues.
HB 4546 referred 4/13/2011	LeBlanc	Elections; local; revised school code; amend to allow nonresident owners of real property the right to vote on millage issues.
HB 4547 referred 4/13/2011	LeBlanc	Elections; local; fourth class cities; amend to allow nonresident owners of real property the right to vote on millage issues.
HB 4548 referred 4/13/2011	LeBlanc	Elections; local; general law village act; amend to allow nonresident owners of real property the right to vote on millage issues.
HB 4557 referred 4/14/2011	Byrum	Legislature; apportionment; hearings on legislative redistricting plans; require.
HB 4558 referred 4/14/2011	Byrum	Legislature; apportionment; house and senate website for redistricting process; create.
HB 4559 referred 4/14/2011	Nathan	Legislature; apportionment; hearings on congressional redistricting plan; require.
HB 4581 referred 4/26/2011	Callton	Elections; ballots; proof of citizenship for presidential candidate to be placed on the ballot; require.
HB 4653 referred 5/18/2011	Forlini	Elections; polling places; displaying the name of any elected or appointed official on materials at public polling locations; prohibit.	11/29/11, 12/6/11	Reported out 12/6/11 with substitute H-1
HB 4654 referred 5/18/2011	Forlini	Campaign finance; statements and reports; candidate running for office when statements, reports, fees, or fines have not been filed or paid for more than 12 months; prohibit.
HB 4655 referred 5/18/2011	Forlini	Campaign finance; statements and reports; penalties for failing to file certain campaign finance reports or pay certain fees; revise.
HB 4656 referred 5/18/2011	Forlini	Elections; campaign practices; prohibition for politicians' names to be attached to certain election-related materials sent to voters; provide for.	11/29/11. 12/6/11	Reported out 12/6/11 with substitute H-2
HB 4657 referred 5/18/2011	Forlini	Campaign finance; public disclosure; automated campaign telephone calls, electronic mail, or other electronic communications; require certain information to be included.
HB 4698 referred 5/31/2011	Constan	Elections; absent voters; absent voter ballot; issue without requiring justification.
HB 4779 referred 6/16/2011	Lund	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting of senate and house of representatives; provide for.
HB 4780 referred 6/16/2011	Lund	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting of congressional districts; provide for.	6/21/11	Reported out 6/21/11 with substitute H-2
HB 4800 referred 6/22/2011	Walsh	Education; intermediate school districts; timing and manner for submitting regional enhancement property tax question to the intermediate school electors in certain large intermediate school districts; modify.	9/27/2011 6/12/2012	Reported with recommendation on 6/12/2012
HB 4829 referred 6/28/2011	Jacobsen	Elections; canvassing; reference in general law village act to board of village canvassers and board of township canvassers; revise to board of county canvassers.
HB 4830 referred 6/28/2011	Brown	Elections; canvassing; reference in community college act of 1966 to board of city or township canvassers; eliminate.
HB 4831 referred 6/28/2011	Rogers	Elections; canvassing; elimination of local boards of canvassers and amendment of process to balance precinct results; provide for.
HB 4870 referred 7/27/2011	LeBlanc	Property tax; millage; millage renewal request; restrict time period during which question may be presented.
HB 4886 referred 8/24/2011	Genetski	Elections; offenses; photographing, videotaping, or recording the image of a voted election ballot; prohibit.
HB 4907 referred 9/7/2011	Tyler	Elections; other; filing deadline for local ballot question; modify.	10/25/11, 11/1/11	Reported out 11/1/11 with an H-1 substitute
HB 4908 referred 9/7/2011	Cotter	Elections; other; filing fee for candidates to township offices; permit.
HB 4909 referred 9/7/2011	Tyler	Townships; other; filing deadline for local ballot question; modify.	10/25/11, 11/1/11	Reported out 11/1/11 with an H-1 substitute
HB 4910 referred 9/7/2011	Denby	Local government; authorities; filing deadline for local ballot question involving community swimming pool authority; modify.	10/25/11, 11/1/11	Reported out 11/1/11 with an H-1 substitute
HB 4911 referred 9/7/2011	Horn	Local government; authorities; filing deadline for local ballot question involving building authority; modify.	10/25/11, 11/1/11	Reported out 11/1/11 with an H-1 substitute
HB 4912 referred 9/7/2011	Knollenberg	Local government; intergovernmental affairs; filing deadline for local ballot question involving a metropolitan council; modify.	10/25/11, 11/1/11	Reported out 11/1/11 with an H-1 substitute
HB 4992 referred 9/20/2011	Kowall	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.	10/25/11, 11/29/11	Report out 11/29/11
HB 5058 referred 10/12/2011	Knollenberg	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; expenditures by candidate committees to defend certain officials in criminal or civil actions; limit.	1/24/12 3/6/12	Reported out 3/6/12
HB 5059 referred 10/12/2011	Tyler	Campaign finance; statements and reports; ballot question and political party committee filing requirements; modify.	1/24/12 3/6/12	Reported out 3/6/12 with substitute H-1
HB 5060 referred 10/12/2011	Denby	Elections; absent voters; definition of absent voter; expand to include an elector who applies in person at the clerk's office and who presents photo identification.
HB 5061 referred 10/12/2011 re-referred on 7/18/2012	Jacobsen	Elections; absent voters; photograph identification; require when obtaining an absentee ballot, require certain reporting by local clerks concerning registration affidavits, and require secretary of state to develop information displays indicating that ballot coaching in residential care facilities is prohibited.	1/24/12 3/13/12	Reported out with substitute (H-2) 3/13/12 Returned 7/18/12 with a veto
HB 5062 referred 10/12/2011	Forlini	Elections; other; postelection audits and continuing election education programs; add to the Michigan election law and make other miscellaneous changes to the Michigan election law.	1/24/12 3/13/12	Reported out with substitute (H-2) 3/13/12
HB 5063 referred 10/12/2011	Tyler	Elections; canvassing; approval by board of canvassers prior to circulating a petition; mandate.	1/24/12 3/6/12	Reported out 3/6/12 with substitute H-3
HB 5085 referred 10/18/2011	Shirkey	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; certain payroll deduction plans used to collect a contribution; prohibit.	12/6/11	Reported out 12/6/11 with substitute H-1
HB 5086 referred 10/18/2011	Opsommer	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; prohibition on using public resources to establish or administer certain payroll deduction plans; provide for.	12/6/11	Reported out 12/6/11 with substitute H-2
HB 5116 referred 10/25/2011	Brown	Elections; absent voters; absent voter counting board; revise procedure.
HB 5119 referred 10/25/2011	Outman	Elections; election officials; jurisdiction in which a precinct election inspector may serve; expand.	1/17/12, 1/24/12	Reported out 1/24/12
HB 5127 referred 10/26/2011	McBroom	Elections; ballots; order of nonpartisan offices on an election ballot; modify.	1/17/12. 1/24/12	Reported out 1/24/12
HB 5160 referred 11/10/2011	Lund	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting of court of appeals; provide for.	11/29/11	Reported out 11/29/11
HB 5161 referred 11/10/2011	Lund	Courts; court of appeals; redistricting of court of appeals and reduction in number of court of appeals judges; provide for.
HB 5184 referred 11/29/2011	Lund	Elections; other; electoral votes; require to be chosen from each congressional district.
HB 5218 referred 12/13/2011	Dillon	Counties; boards and commissions; merger or separation of county clerk and register of deeds; require independent financial study and at least 1 evening public hearing.
HB 5219 referred 12/13/2011	Knollenberg	Property tax; millage; proposal to increase local revenues; require to be placed on November ballot.	1/31/12
HB 5221 referred 12/13/2011	Agema	Elections; registration; proof of United States citizenship when registering to vote; require.
HB 5254 referred 1/19/2012	Lindberg	Campaign finance; campaign practices; do-not-call registry for campaign-related calls; create.
HB 5255 referred 1/19/2012	Lindberg	Public employees and officers; ethics; gifts; regulate acceptance of gifts by certain state elected officials and staff.
HB 5262 referred 1/19/2012	Lindberg	Public employees and officers; ethics; certain financial disclosures; require certain candidates and state officials to file.
HB 5297 referred 1/26/2012	Outman	Elections; absent voters; federal write-in absentee ballot; expand to include state and local candidates and ballot questions, and include certain reporting requirements for local clerks.	2/7/12 3/6/12	Reported out 3/6/12 with substitute H-1
HB 5331 referred 1/31/2012	Haveman	Elections; election officials; methods to convey election night results; modify.
HB 5336 referred 2/1/2012	Johnson	Elections; local; prosecuting attorney and sheriff elected at nonpartisan elections; provide for.
HB 5337 referred 2/1/2012	Johnson	Counties; charter; nonpartisan election of sheriff and prosecuting attorney; provide for.
HB 5346 referred 2/2/2012	McMillin	Campaign finance; campaign practices; taxpayer-funded advertisements; require certain candidates to reimburse the state and local units of government.
HB 5348 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Lipton	Campaign finance; other; independent expenditures; require compliance with campaign finance act.
HB 5349 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Stallworth	Campaign finance; other; independent expenditures by corporations; require certain reports and disclaimers.
HB 5350 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Dillon	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; disclosure of independent expenditures by corporations; require.
HB 5351 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Bledsoe	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; certain independent expenditures by corporations; prohibit.
HB 5352 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Brunner	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; contributions by certain foreign entities; prohibit.
HB 5353 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Tlaib	Campaign finance; violations; improper independent expenditures by a corporation; impose certain fines.
HB 5354 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Bauer	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; independent expenditure provisions in the campaign finance act; update.
HB 5355 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Stapleton	Campaign finance; statements and reports; quarterly filing of certain statements; require.
HB 5356 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Bledsoe	Public employees and officers; ethics; lobbying by former legislators and executive branch officers; prohibit for a defined period after leaving state service.
HB 5357 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Smiley	Campaign finance; other; candidate solicitations in state facilities; prohibit.
HB 5358 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Darany	Occupations; lobbyists; lobbyist political contribution; restrict delivery of.
HB 5359 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Slavens	State financing and management; purchasing; gifts by state contractors to certain governmental officials; limit.
HB 5360 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Talabi	Public employees and officers; ethics; legislators and state officers applying for or receiving certain grants from the state; prohibit.
HB 5361 referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Roy Schmidt	Public employees and officers; ethics; executive branch officials and employees ethics act; create.
HB 5418 referred 2/21/2012	Oakes	Elections; offenses; penalties for providing false information to voters; provide for.
HB 5511 referred 3/27/2012	Durhal	Campaign finance; statements and reports; postelection statement; modify.	9/11/12, 12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12 amended
HB 5512 referred 3/27/2012	Durhal	Campaign finance; other; payment plan for certain fines or fees; allow for.	9/11/12, 12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12 with substitute H-2
HB 5540 referred 4/18/2012	Lund	Elections; political parties; time of the 2012 state conventions for political parties; modify.	4/24/12	Reported out 4/24/12
HB 5721 referred 6/1/2012	Dillon	Elections; offenses; provision relating to penalty of perjury; expand to include a person who assists another person in committing perjury.
HB 5722 referred 6/1/2012	Dillon	Elections; offenses; penalty imposed for perjury; increase.
HB 5751 referred 6/14/2012	Olumba	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; contribution limit by vendors; provide for.
HB 5765 referred 6/14/2012	Cavanagh	Elections; other; use of filing fee for office of state senator or representative; modify.
HB 5794 referred 8/15/2012	Lund	Elections; other; county committee references; modify to county executive committee.	9/11/12	Reported out 9/11/12
HB 5840 referred 8/15/2012	Hooker	Elections; candidates; filing deadline for certain public offices; extend under certain circumstances and require incumbent candidates to file earlier.
HB 5844 referred 9/11/2012	Byrum	Elections; candidates; filing of nominating petition, qualifying petition, filing fee, affidavit of candidacy, or affidavit of identity; require certain candidates to appear in person.
HB 5845 referred 9/11/2012	Nathan	Elections; candidates; candidates changing political party affiliation before filing deadline; permit political party to select a replacement candidate under certain circumstances.
HB 5846 referred 9/11/2012	Slavens	Campaign finance; contributions and expenditures; candidates changing political party affiliation; require to return campaign contributions including interest to contributor.
HB 5847 referred 9/11/2012	Brown	Elections; candidates; residency requirement for state senate and state representative candidates; modify.
HB 5855 referred 9/11/2012	Poleski	Elections; offenses; penalties for promising, providing, or accepting valuable consideration to run for political office; provide for.
HB 5862 referred 9/11/2012	Brown	Elections; recounts; recount deposit; increase, and clarify the refunding of money deposited.
HB 5875 referred 9/11/2012	Heise	Elections; candidates; candidate affidavit attesting to validity of nominating petition signatures; require.
HB 5882 referred 9/11/2012	Kowall	Campaign finance; campaign practices; do-not-call list for automated political telephone calls; provide for.
HB 5884 referred 9/12/2012	Johnson	Libraries; district; summary of ballot language regarding district library millages; allow.
HB 5954 referred 9/27/2012	Brown	Elections; absent voters; absent voter ballot; issue upon voter's request without requiring justification.
HB 5971 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Elections; registration; elector registering to vote in person; expand to include at any county, city, or township clerk's office in this state.
HB 5972 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Elections; registration; preregistration to vote at age 16; provide for.
HB 5973 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Elections; registration; same-day voter registration; allow.
HB 5978 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Elections; primary; voting a split or mixed ticket; allow in primary elections.
HB 5979 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Counties; charter; nonpartisan election of county clerks; provide for.
HB 5980 referred 10/17/2012	Brown	Elections; local; nonpartisan county clerks; provide for.
HB 5982 referred 10/17/2012	Greimel	Elections; registration; electronic submission of voter registration application on secretary of state's website; allow.
HB 6020 referred 11/8/2012	Horn	Elections; campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to wear identification badges.
HB 6032 referred 11/27/2012	Stanley	Elections; voting procedures; early voting; provide for.
HB 6040 referred 11/27/2012	McCann	Elections; registration; same-day voter registration; allow.
HB 6048 referred 11/28/2012	Knollenberg	Elections; voting procedures; straight-ticket voting; eliminate.
HB 6049 referred 11/28/2012	Knollenberg	Elections; voting procedures; straight-ticket voting; eliminate.
HB 6058 referred 11/28/2012	Lane	Elections; recall; appealing a determination of sufficient clarity; clarify as a stay for circulating recall petitions for signatures.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12 with substitue H-1
HB 6059 referred 11/28/2012	Farrington	Elections; recall; recall petitions and procedures; revise.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
HB 6060 referred 11/28/2012	Forlini	Elections; recall; factual accuracy requirement to initial clarity determination for recall petitions; include.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
HB 6061 referred 11/28/2012	Switalski	Elections; recall; recall elections; limit to November and May elections.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
HB 6062 referred 11/28/2012	LaFontaine	Elections; other; board of county election commissioners membership; modify to remove probate judge and add county prosecutor.
HB 6063 referred 11/28/2012	Haugh	Elections; recall; time to submit recall petition to board of county election commissioners; provide for.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12 with substitute H-1
HB 6068 referred 11/29/2012	McMillin	State financing and management; other; state and local expenditures for lobbying; prohibit.
HB 6078 referred 12/4/2012	Cavanagh	Elections; absent voters; absent voter ballot; issue upon voter's request without requiring justification.
HB 6088 referred 12/12/2012	Brown	Occupations; lobbyists; lobbyist and lobbying expenditure database; establish.
SB 204 referred 1/25/2012	Kowall	Elections; special elections; requirement for a special election when a vacancy occurs in the office of county commissioner during an odd numbered year; eliminate.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
SB 427 referred 10/6/2011	Colbeck	Elections; school; technical amendments to revised school code concerning school board elections; provide for.	10/25/11	Reported out 10/25/11
SB 498 referred 6/23/2011	Hune	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting of senate and house of representatives; provide for.	6/28/11	Reported out 6/28/11 as amended
SB 584 referred 9/15/2011	Richardville	Elections; primary; presidential primary election date; revise.	9/20/11	Reported out 9/20/11
SB 750 referred 2/14/2012	Robertson	Campaign finance; statements and reports; failure to file certain campaign finance statements; modify penalties.	4/17/12, 4/24/12
SB 751 referred 2/14/2012	Robertson	Elections; qualified voter file; active and inactive qualified voter files; create, require ballot tracker program to be used by local governments, and require the secretary of state to send notice to an elector when receiving a surrendered state driver license of that elector.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out as amended 5/22/12
SB 752 referred 2/14/2012	Hansen	Elections; other; absent voting counting board; revise procedure, and require minor political parties to provide notice of county caucus or state convention to nominate candidates.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out 5/22/12
SB 753 referred 2/14/2012	Brandenburg	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain campaign finance crimes; create.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out 5/22/12
SB 754 referred 2/14/2012	Jansen	Elections; registration; photograph identification for in-person voter registration applicants; require, and provide registration and training of third-party voter registration organizations.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out as amended 5/22/12
SB 803 referred 2/14/2012	Booher	Elections; voters; declaration of United States citizenship when voting or applying for an absent voter ballot; require.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out as amended 5/22/12
SB 810 referred 11/29/2012	Hansen	Elections; local; village elections to be held in November; require, and permit cities to hold elections in even years.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
SB 811 referred 11/29/2012	Hansen	Villages; general law; references to September primary election; remove.	12/4/12	Reported out 12/4/12
SB 823 referred 2/14/2012	Robertson	Elections; other; general amendments; provide for.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out as amended 5/22/12
SB 824 referred 2/14/2012	Robertson	Campaign finance; campaign practices; multisection revisions; provide for.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out 5/22/12 with substitute H-2
SB 825 referred 2/14/2012	Robertson	Criminal procedure; sentencing guidelines; sentencing guidelines for certain Michigan election law violations; enact.	4/17/12, 4/24/12, 5/22/12	Reported out 5/22/12
SB 849 referred 12/8/2011	Hune	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting of the court of appeals; provide for.		Discharged from committee on 2/21/12
HJR C referred 1/13/2011	Tyler	Legislature; legislators; term limits; revise to combination of 14 years' total legislative service.
HJR H referred 1/26/2011	Agema	Legislature; legislators; part-time legislature, term limits extension, and budget presentation to the governor by a certain date; provide for.
HJR M referred 3/1/2011	Hammel	Legislature; legislators; vacancy in state senate or house of representatives; allow governor to appoint successor in certain circumstances.
HJR CC referred 5/25/2011	Townsend	Legislature; apportionment; redistricting; create a legislative and congressional redistricting commission.
HJR GG referred 10/20/2011	Roy Schmidt	Elections; recall; reasons for recalling an elective office; amend constitution to provide for.
HJR NN referred 2/2/2012 re-referred on 3/29/2012	Brown	Campaign finance; public disclosure; accountability and disclosure of corporate political and lobbying activities; include.
HJR QQ referred 2/16/2012	McMillin	Education; board members; state board of education; require members to be elected from single-member districts.
HJR AAA referred 9/11/2012	Smiley	Elections; candidates; residency requirement for state senate and state representative candidates; modify.
HR 334 referred 11/28/2012	Somerville	A resolution to memorialize the Congress of the United States to end the federal grants that support presidential nominating conventions.