Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 531: Elections: petitions; process for counting duplicate petition signatures; provide for, and eliminate penalties. Amends secs. 482, 590h, 685, 957 & 958 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.482 et seq.) & adds secs. 482f & 547.

Passed one chamber Last action November 13, 2025: referred to Committee on Election Integrity

Plain-language summary

SB 531 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on September 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections: petitions; process for counting duplicate petition signatures; provide for, and eliminate penalties. Amends secs. 482, 590h, 685, 957 & 958 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.482 et seq.) & adds secs. 482f & 547. Primary sponsor: Jeff Irwin (Democratic). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (November 13, 2025): referred to Committee on Election Integrity.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: Jeff Irwin (Democratic). 1 co-sponsor.