Michigan · 2025-2026

SB 529

Elections: campaign practices; individual circulating a petition; prohibit from being paid for each petition signature collected, and require petition circulators to be paid an hourly wage. Amends 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.1 - 168.992) by adding secs. 483b, 544g, 590i & 957a.

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Michigan SB 529 proposes amending the 1954 PA 116 election laws to prohibit paying individuals per petition signature collected. Instead, the bill requires that petition circulators be compensated with an hourly wage. The legislation adds sections 483b, 544g, 590i, and 957a to the existing statute.

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QuestionChamberResultYeaNayOtherDateSource
PASSED ROLL CALL # 294 YEAS 21 NAYS 15 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 upper pass 21 15 1 Nov 13, 2025 Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0