FL H6007

Establishes 27 consecutively numbered, single-member congressional districts of contiguous territory for Florida, based on the United States Decennial Census of 2010 (plan H000C9045), as authorized under Section 8(a), Article X of the Florida State Constitution

Updates redistricting terminology and definitions, replacing references to the 2000 Census with the 2010 Census, eliminating the outdated "block group" designation, and introducing a new "voting tabulation district" (VTD) geographic unit established under the 2010 Census Redistricting Data Program

Defines district boundaries using a hierarchical geographic system—county, voting tabulation district, census tract, and census block—with many districts splitting counties and specifying compositions down to individual census blocks for maximum precision

Northern and Central Florida districts (1–13) encompass areas from the Panhandle through Central Florida, with several whole-county districts (e.g., District 1 includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and Walton Counties) alongside heavily subdivided districts in urban areas like Duval, Orange, and Hillsborough Counties

Southern Florida districts (14–27) cover the Tampa Bay area through the Keys, with Districts 20–27 heavily subdividing Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties across multiple districts; District 26 is the only southern district to include a whole county (Monroe)

Territory entirely surrounded by a single district but not explicitly listed is deemed included within that district; unlisted territory not entirely surrounded is assigned to the contiguous district with the least population per representative, with ties broken by the lowest-numbered contiguous district

Contains a severability clause ensuring that if any provision or individual congressional district is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or the remaining valid districts

New districts apply to the qualification, nomination, and election of U.S. Representatives beginning with the 2012 primary and general elections and all elections thereafter

The act's general effective date is immediate upon becoming law, while substantive redistricting provisions take effect upon expiration of the terms of U.S. House members serving on the date the act becomes law

Amends Florida Statutes sections 8.0001, 8.0002, 8.0111, 8.031, 8.0611, and 8.07 to implement the new district plan