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Michigan · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 963: Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0961'26, SB 0962'26

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 963 is a bill introduced in the Michigan Senate on May 13, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Elections: voters; language assistance for elections act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0961'26, SB 0962'26. Primary sponsor: Stephanie Chang (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
Stephanie ChangPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Sarah AnthonyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Rosemary BayerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Winnie BrinksCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Darrin CamilleriCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Mary CavanaghCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
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 # 123 YEAS 20 NAYS 17 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0
  5. PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING
  6. REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S)
  7. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
  8. REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 5/20/2026
  9. SENATE CO-SPONSOR(S) NAMED: MALLORY MCMORROW
  10. REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
  11. INTRODUCED BY SENATOR STEPHANIE CHANG

Sources

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