Legislative Analysis
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ELECTION LAW SENTENCING GUIDELINES
http://www.house.mi.gov/hfa
House Bill 4696 as enacted Analysis available at
Public Act 83 of 2023 http://www.legislature.mi.gov
Sponsor: Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou
House Committee: Elections
Complete to 7-28-23
SUMMARY:
House Bill 4696 is a companion bill to both Senate Bill 367, 1 which implements early voting
and allows absentee ballots to be tabulated before election day, and Senate Bill 370, 2 which
amends the Michigan Election Law to make several changes regarding absentee voting.
The bill adds the felony created by SB 367 to the sentencing guidelines provisions of the Code
of Criminal Procedure. Under the bill, disclosing an election result from an early voting site
before election day is a class E felony against the public trust with a statutory maximum term
of imprisonment of five years.
The bill also updates references to the Michigan Election Law to reflect paragraph numbering
changes, and the removal of a subsection, made by SB 367 and SB 370.
MCL 777.11d
FISCAL IMPACT:
House Bill 4696 is a companion bill that amends the sentencing guidelines in the Code of
Criminal Procedure to reflect changes proposed by Senate Bills 367 and 370. The bill would
not have any fiscal impact on the state or local units of government.
Legislative Analyst: Holly Kuhn
Fiscal Analyst: Robin Risko
■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency staff for use by House members in their
deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
1
Enacted as Public Act 81 of 2023. For a summary of SB 367, see https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-
2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-0367-80BA752B.pdf
2
Enacted as Public Act 82 of 2023. For a summary of SB 370, see https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2023-
2024/billanalysis/House/pdf/2023-HLA-0370-D7FEA701.pdf
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Statutes affected:
Substitute (S-1): 777.11
House Introduced Bill: 777.11
As Passed by the House: 777.11
As Passed by the Senate: 777.11
House Concurred Bill: 777.11
Public Act: 777.11
House Enrolled Bill: 777.11