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AZ HCR2059

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

2/8/2012

Primary Sponsor

Tom Chabin

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fiftieth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2012)

AI Summary

  • Changes Arizona House districts from two representatives per district to one representative per district, reducing total House seats from 60 to 90 and increasing Senate districts from 30 to 45.

  • Extends legislative terms from two years to four years beginning with the fifty-first legislature in 2013, while maintaining the four consecutive term limit for both senators and representatives.

  • Provides transition rules for legislators already in office, allowing those elected in 2007, 2009, and 2011 additional terms under the new four-year structure.

  • Requires redistricting to be performed by the independent redistricting commission using the new district structure, with new districts fully applicable starting with the 2014 general election.

  • Makes changes to the Arizona Constitution that are subject to voter approval through a general election ballot proposition.

Legislative Description

House districts; fouryear terms

Last Action

Referred to House JUD Committee

2/9/2012

Full Bill Text

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