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HJ 591 Constitutional amendment; reapportionment, technical adjustments permitted (first reference).
Introduced by: Mark L. Cole | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); reapportionment; technical adjustments permitted. Gives the General Assembly the authority to make technical adjustments to legislative electoral district boundaries following the enactment of any decennial reapportionment law. Such adjustments may be made solely for the purpose of causing legislative electoral district boundaries to coincide with the boundaries of voting precincts established in the counties and cities and shall be permitted only to the extent necessary to accomplish this purpose. Any change made shall be consistent with any criteria for legislative electoral districts adopted for the preceding decennial redistricting.
FULL TEXT
- 11/27/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101055D pdf
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ591ER) pdf
- 03/26/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0820) pdf
HISTORY
- 11/27/18 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101055D
- 11/27/18 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/12/19 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #4
- 01/28/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 02/01/19 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Taken up
- 02/04/19 House: Engrossed by House
- 02/04/19 House: Agreed to by House (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/04/19 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (51-Y 47-N)
- 02/05/19 Senate: Reading waived
- 02/05/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/12/19 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (8-Y 6-N)
- 02/14/19 Senate: Read second time
- 02/15/19 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/18/19 Senate: Read third time
- 02/18/19 Senate: Agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
- 03/07/19 House: Enrolled
- 03/07/19 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ591ER)
- 03/07/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/09/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/26/19 House: Assigned Chapter 820 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/26/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0820)