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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 961: Elections: voters; state voting rights act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0962'26, SB 0963'26, SB 0964'26

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 961 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on May 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections: voters; state voting rights act; create. Creates new act & repeals 1969 PA 161 (MCL 691.1031). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0962'26, SB 0963'26, SB 0964'26. Primary sponsor: Darrin Camilleri (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2026): referred to Committee on Election Integrity.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Darrin CamilleriPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Sarah AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Winnie BrinksCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Mary CavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
Stephanie ChangCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
John CherryCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Erika GeissCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Kevin HertelCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate12
Jeff IrwinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Veronica KlinefeltCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Sean McCannCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Mallory McMorrowCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeremy MossCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Dayna PolehankiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate5
Sylvia SantanaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Sue ShinkCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Sam SinghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
Paul WojnoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. referred to Committee on Election Integrity
  2. read a first time
  3. received on 06/16/2026
  4. PASSED ROLL CALL # 121 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
  5. AMENDMENT(S) DEFEATED
  6. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  7. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  8. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  9. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/20/2026
  10. SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: MALLORY MCMORROW
  11. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
  12. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR DARRIN CAMILLERI

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source