# HB 5717 (2025-2026)

HB 5717 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6), in committee as of 2026-06-02; sponsored by [Jennifer Wortz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcad-71fa-9334-8b872b05e2af) and 1 other.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-ef7b-7460-9210-1800eb2aebfb>

Within: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)

Type: [schema:Legislation](https://schema.org/Legislation)

- `adms:identifier`: [mi-legislature-measure 2025-2026/HB/5717](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-ef7d-7112-b800-093b39e0508e)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)
- **in committee** (`bcleg:inCommittee`): [Senate Committee on Elections and Ethics (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bd9f-7727-be91-88848c8536a2)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [Jennifer Wortz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcad-71fa-9334-8b872b05e2af)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5717](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-ef7b-7460-9210-17ff468ddd4b)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5717](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-2281-7082-bfbf-10570fea52e6)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [MCL 168.373](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-7940-74a0-a749-bcf1c97b1263)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5717
- `schema:legislationJurisdiction`: [Michigan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0ca47-57ff-7219-9e2f-cdc1b39bd0fa)
- `schema:legislationType`: [bill](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/bill)
- `schema:name`: Elections: election officials; township to contract with an accredited individual to perform election law duties in the absence of a township clerk; authorize. Amends sec. 373 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.373 ).
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Jennifer Wortz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcad-71fa-9334-8b872b05e2af)
  - [Jay DeBoyer](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcca-7315-8447-3ad16d20feec)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5717](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5717)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5717 (2025-2026)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [in committee](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusReferred)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2026-06-02 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5717) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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Cite as: HB 5717 (2025-2026). bc-ontology, release 0.1.0-rc12, 2026-09-27. https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-ef7b-7460-9210-1800eb2aebfb
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