# Michigan HB 4602: Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS

Michigan HB 4602, Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Rachelle Smit (Republican); status passed house, last action 2025-09-11 (REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Michigan HB 4602
- State: Michigan
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Elections: voting equipment; control over creating the test deck process; clarify. Amends sec. 794a of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.794a). Last Action: REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Last action: 2025-09-11, REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS
- Sponsor: Rachelle Smit (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Elections: voting equipment, Elections: election officials, State agencies (existing): state
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (63 yes, 41 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Rachelle Smit (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jay DeBoyer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph Fox, House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-09 | House | passed; given immediate effect | pass | 63 | 41 | 6 |

## Bill text

- As Passed by the House, 2025-09-09: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4602.pdf)
- Introduced, 2025-06-10: [PDF](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4602.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Passed by the House (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billengrossed/House/pdf/2025-HEBH-4602.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2025-2026/billintroduced/House/pdf/2025-HIB-4602.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MI-HB4602-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).