Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969’26, HB 5971’26
Key claim: Michigan HB 5972 would amend the Michigan Election Law to expand voter access and assistance provisions, adding new sections and repealing MCL 168.579, and is tie-barred with HB 5969 and HB 5971.
Abstract
(HB5972 · 103rd Legislature) Elections: voting procedures; voter access and assistance provisions; provide for. Amends secs. 726, 736 & 751 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.726 et seq.); adds secs. 653c, 653d, 653e, 726a & 753a & repeals sec. 579 of 1954 PA 116 (MCL 168.579). TIE BAR WITH: HB 5969’26, HB 5971’26 Sponsor: Rep. Tonya Myers Phillips (D) + 36 co-sponsors In committee: H Government Operations Latest action (2026-05-14): Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/13/2026
Why this matters
HB 5972 is the House-side procedural companion in the Michigan voting-rights reform package, rewriting core Election Law sections that govern how voters are assisted at the polls and repealing MCL 168.579. Because it is tie-barred to the House State Voting Rights Act (HB 5969) and Language Assistance (HB 5971) bills, none of these mechanics change for voters or clerks unless the full House package passes together — mirroring the SB 0961–0964 Senate package.