FL S0728

Creates three independent redistricting commissions (one each for Senate, House of Representatives, and congressional districts) with 15 commissioners per commission selected through a screening panel process involving legislative leaders and the chief justice

Commissioners must have voted in 2 of the last 3 presidential and gubernatorial elections, and are barred if they have served in elected office, worked as lobbyists, campaign staff, or for the legislature within 14-18 years

Increases the maximum number of Senate districts from 40 to 60 and House districts from 120 to 180

Requires the legislature to adopt one of three maps submitted by the commission by majority vote; amendments require three-fourths vote of each chamber; deadline is July 1 or 60 days after census data receipt

If the legislature fails to adopt a map, the Florida Supreme Court must select the most compact of the three submitted maps without amendment; justices with close family relationships to legislators or Congress members are disqualified from participating