SB 241 MI
Elections: local; term of office for elected officials; modify. Amends 1909 PA 278 (MCL 78.1 - 78.28) by adding sec. 24e. TIE BAR WITH: HB 4358'25, HB 4359'25, SB 0240'25
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Summary
Michigan SB 241 standardizes the commencement date for terms of village officers elected after December 31, 2024, requiring all such terms to begin at 12 noon on December 1 following the officer's election. The bill overrides any village charter provisions that previously allowed officer terms to commence after an election but before December 1, bringing all villages into alignment with a December 1 start date. The bill also specifies that individuals elected to fill vacancies cannot take the oath of office until the election results have been certified by the board of canvassers. The act was approved June 20, 2026, and became effective June 22, 2026, but only takes effect if related bills Senate Bill 240, House Bill 4358, and House Bill 4359 are also enacted into law. The bill applies to Michigan villages governed under the 1909 village incorporation law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Jeremy Moss Democratic · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Edward W. McBroom Republican · cosponsor
- Ruth A. Johnson Republican · cosponsor
Action history (29)
- Apr 22, 2025 INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JEREMY MOSS · upper
- Apr 22, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND ETHICS · upper
- Apr 24, 2025 REPORTED FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT 4/24/2025 · upper
- Apr 24, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 REPORTED BY COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FAVORABLY WITHOUT AMENDMENT(S) · upper
- Apr 30, 2025 PLACED ON ORDER OF THIRD READING · upper
- May 6, 2025 PASSED ROLL CALL # 75 YEAS 37 NAYS 0 EXCUSED 0 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- May 6, 2025 received on 05/06/2025 · lower
- May 6, 2025 read a first time · lower
- May 6, 2025 referred to Committee on Election Integrity · lower
- Apr 28, 2026 reported with recommendation without amendment · lower
- Apr 28, 2026 referred to second reading · lower
- Jun 9, 2026 read a second time · lower
- Jun 9, 2026 amended · lower
- Jun 9, 2026 placed on third reading · lower
- Jun 10, 2026 read a third time · lower
- Jun 10, 2026 passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #202 Yeas 105 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 5 · lower
- Jun 10, 2026 inserted full title · lower
- Jun 10, 2026 returned to Senate · lower
- Jun 11, 2026 PASSED BY HOUSE WITH AMENDMENT(S) WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jun 11, 2026 LAID OVER ONE DAY UNDER THE RULES · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 HOUSE AMENDMENT(S) CONCURRED IN ROLL CALL # 118 YEAS 36 NAYS 1 EXCUSED 1 NOT VOTING 0 · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 GIVEN IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 FULL TITLE AGREED TO · upper
- Jun 16, 2026 ORDERED ENROLLED · upper
- Jun 23, 2026 PRESENTED TO GOVERNOR 6/18/2026 9:32 AM · upper
- Jun 23, 2026 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR 6/20/2026 1:10 PM · upper
- Jun 23, 2026 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE 6/22/2026 1:46 PM · upper
- Jun 23, 2026 ASSIGNED PA 0020'26 WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT · upper
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Act No. 20 Public Acts of 2026 Approved by the Governor June 20, 2026 Filed with the Secretary of State June 22, 2026 EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2026
state of michigan 103rd Legislature Regular session of 2026 Introduced by Senators Moss, McBroom and Johnson ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 241 AN ACT to amend 1909 PA 278, entitled �An act to provide for the incorporation of villages and for revising and amending their charters; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes, borrowing of money, and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to validate bonds issued and obligations previously incurred; and to prescribe penalties and provide remedies,� (MCL 78.1 to 78.28) by adding section 24e. The People of the State of Michigan enact: Sec. 24e. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, all terms of village officers elected after December 31, 2024 must not commence earlier than at 12 noon on December 1 following the officer�s election. If a village�s charter provides for terms of village officers to commence after an election and before December 1, all terms of village officers elected in that village after December 31, 2024 commence at 12 noon on December 1. (2) Notwithstanding any charter provision to the contrary, an individual elected to fill a vacancy shall not take the oath of office until the results have been certified by the appropriate board of canvassers.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are enacted into law: (a) Senate Bill No. 240. (b) House Bill No. 4358. (c) House Bill No. 4359.
This act is ordered to take immediate effect.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved___________________________________________
____________________________________________________ Governor
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