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SB 1579 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
Introduced by: David R. Suetterlein | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equal population, racial and ethnic fairness, respect for existing political boundaries, contiguity, compactness, and communities of interest. The criteria set out would apply to those districts drawn following the 2020 United States Census and thereafter.
FULL TEXT
- 01/09/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101768D pdf | impact statement
- 02/22/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1579ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/09/19 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101768D
- 01/09/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/22/19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (9-Y 5-N)
- 01/24/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 01/28/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 17-N)
- 01/30/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 01/30/19 House: Read first time
- 01/30/19 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/04/19 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/12/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (4-Y 2-N)
- 02/15/19 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/18/19 House: Read second time
- 02/19/19 House: Read third time
- 02/19/19 House: Passed House (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/19/19 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (53-Y 46-N)
- 02/22/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/22/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1579ER)
- 02/22/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/22/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/04/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 4, 2019
- 03/04/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/25/19 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 04/03/19 Senate: Passed by temporarily
- 04/03/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 04/03/19 Senate: Communicated to Governor
- 04/03/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 3, 2019
- 04/29/19 Governor: Vetoed by Governor