# HB 5970 (2025-2026)

HB 5970 is a bill of the [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6), in committee as of 2026-05-13; sponsored by [Stephanie A Young](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc99-779e-abd7-5e6097bef099) and 35 others.

IRI: <https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fe8c-77d7-8079-2008c9d26f34>

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/5970](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fe90-73ee-8389-d86f8f98e314)
- `dcterms:temporal`: [Michigan Legislature, 2025-2026 session](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc60-73bb-9516-9801ecfde4d6)
- **in committee** (`bcleg:inCommittee`): [House Committee on Government Operations (2025-2026)](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-be16-70f3-9a0d-13cd96afc1db)
- **primary sponsor** (`bcleg:primarySponsor`): [Stephanie A Young](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc99-779e-abd7-5e6097bef099)
- `prov:wasDerivedFrom`:
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5970](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d569-fe8c-77d7-8079-2007e4ae1d26)
  - [evidence from https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5970](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d979-22de-7215-8d9d-ff2040e49f71)
- `schema:legislationChanges`: [MCL 691.1031](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d565-8ebf-7094-880f-0da659da7efa)
- `schema:legislationIdentifier`: HB 5970
- `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: other; voting and elections database and institute act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031 ). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969'26 , HB 5971'26
- `schema:sponsor`:
  - [Tyrone Carter](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc86-763c-a39b-45188fa62e80)
  - [Regina Weiss](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8b-7424-98b2-1aaf174164ac)
  - [Natalie Price](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8c-742f-9c7c-a07073c52f0f)
  - [Tonya Myers Phillips](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8d-74ec-9459-fdd1b1c30896)
  - [Helena Scott](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8d-74ec-9459-fde7ad477070)
  - [Joseph Tate](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8e-7649-ad3b-71c9d782f337)
  - [Veronica Paiz](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc8f-7249-9615-8112232fa1b3)
  - [Donavan McKinney](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc90-7455-a6af-47c8e7ef2e47)
  - [Mai Xiong](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc96-7025-b95a-c1f9e25c24d7)
  - [Mike McFall](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc97-7256-acf6-085bb28e959c)
  - [Erin Byrnes](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc98-74b7-95c9-4bf422375d6b)
  - [Stephanie A Young](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc99-779e-abd7-5e6097bef099)
  - [Laurie Pohutsky](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9a-72a9-bc1d-2471c65f0118)
  - [Jason M Hoskins](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9b-73a2-a4b4-f246f93a2a7b)
  - [Samantha Steckloff](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9c-7532-bf3d-014c17119ad5)
  - [Noah Arbit](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9d-7384-a4ba-096dfd08e88d)
  - [Kelly A Breen](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bc9e-7036-9839-8372f5d7a152)
  - [Jason Morgan](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bca0-7163-875e-575241767c29)
  - [Dylan Wegela](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bca4-733d-a931-5ead7231db86)
  - [Reggie Miller](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bca9-75f1-9e7d-7d800d7e27c8)
  - [Jimmie Wilson Jr](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcaa-71db-908c-f7b608eabb48)
  - [Morgan Foreman](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcab-74ff-b2a0-21f40da038fb)
  - [Carrie Rheingans](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcb9-70f9-9c31-aaeef79e0133)
  - [Brenda Carter](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc0-7316-9f0e-6cd33754aa66)
  - [Sharon MacDonell](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcc3-767d-807d-5f4deff05efe)
  - [Jasper Martus](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcd0-71f6-a399-a14f23993af3)
  - [Cynthia Neeley](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcd1-749f-b2b6-7a585896248e)
  - [Julie Brixie](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcd4-7427-91f9-5f8ab1e5ddbc)
  - [Penelope Tsernoglou](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcd6-7642-9bd5-a6cfddc75d89)
  - [Phil Skaggs](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcdb-7168-9f27-24d5977ba0b0)
  - [Stephen Wooden](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcdc-75c2-b8a5-b48e5029d140)
  - [Kristian Grant](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcdd-7230-a76c-b56cf6dd8eb1)
  - [John Fitzgerald](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcde-710c-8ebb-671ecefe9824)
  - [Carol Glanville](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bcdf-76d4-8c07-213e2e315d4c)
  - [Will Snyder](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bce2-700a-9b22-2f66d629d909)
  - [Amos O'Neal](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/id/01a0d564-bce9-723e-a587-0414ca627bdd)
- `schema:url`: [https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5970](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5970)
- `skos:prefLabel`: HB 5970 (2025-2026)
- **status** (`bcleg:status`): [in committee](https://ontology.bommaritollc.com/vocab/leg/statusReferred)
- **status date** (`bcleg:statusDate`): 2026-05-13 (xsd:date)

## Elsewhere

- [Official page](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Bills/Bill?ObjectName=2026-HB-5970) (www.legislature.mi.gov)

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