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SB 59 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria for drawing districts.

Introduced by: Janet D. Howell | Jill Holtzman Vogel | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria for the General Assembly to observe in drawing districts, including respect for political boundaries, equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. Use of political data or election results is prohibited unless necessary to determine if racial or ethnic minorities are able to elect candidates of their choice. This bill incorporates SB 495.

FULL TEXT

• 12/17/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102113D  pdf | impact statement
• 01/26/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104804D-S1  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 12/17/15  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/16 16102113D
• 12/17/15  Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 01/26/16  Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (12-Y 1-N)
• 01/26/16  Senate: Committee substitute printed 16104804D-S1
• 01/26/16  Senate: Incorporates SB495
• 01/28/16  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/16  Senate: Read second time
• 01/29/16  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 01/29/16  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 16104804D-S1
• 01/29/16  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB59S1
• 02/01/16  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (36-Y 3-N)
• 02/03/16  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/16  House: Read first time
• 02/03/16  House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
• 02/08/16  House: Assigned P & E sub: Elections
• 02/23/16  House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table by voice vote
• 03/08/16  House: Left in Privileges and Elections