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HB 1598 Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
Introduced by: S. Chris Jones | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
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. This bill is identical to SB 106.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18105613D pdf | impact statement
- 02/12/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18105613D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/28/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER) pdf | impact statement
AMENDMENTS
- House subcommittee amendments and substitutes
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- Governor's recommendation
- Governor's veto explanation
HISTORY
- 01/19/18 House: Presented and ordered printed 18105613D
- 01/19/18 House: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 01/23/18 House: Assigned P & E sub: Subcommittee #1
- 02/06/18 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment (6-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/18 House: Reported from Privileges and Elections with amendment (21-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/18 House: Read first time
- 02/12/18 House: Read second time
- 02/12/18 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 02/12/18 House: Amendment by Delegate Toscano rejected (49-Y 50-N)
- 02/12/18 House: VOTE: REJECTED (49-Y 50-N)
- 02/12/18 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1598E
- 02/12/18 House: Printed as engrossed 18105613D-E
- 02/13/18 House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/13/18 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 1-N)
- 02/14/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/14/18 Senate: Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
- 02/20/18 Senate: Reported from Privileges and Elections (10-Y 4-N)
- 02/22/18 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/23/18 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/26/18 Senate: Read third time
- 02/26/18 Senate: Passed Senate (23-Y 17-N)
- 02/28/18 House: Enrolled
- 02/28/18 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1598ER)
- 02/28/18 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/03/18 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/06/18 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 6, 2018
- 03/06/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, April 9, 2018
- 04/09/18 House: Governor's recommendation received by House
- 04/18/18 House: House rejected Governor's recommendation (48-Y 51-N)
- 04/18/18 House: VOTE: REJECTED (48-Y 51-N)
- 04/18/18 House: Communicated to Governor
- 04/18/18 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, May 18, 2018
- 05/18/18 Governor: Vetoed by Governor