Senate Bill 468 Summary

• Establishes a nine-member redistricting commission appointed by legislative leaders to create and recommend plans for state legislative and congressional districts, with the legislative services agency providing staff and administrative support.

• Requires the commission to conduct public hearings in at least three regions of Indiana, receive public comments on proposed plans, and submit recommendations to the general assembly by September 1 of each redistricting year.

• Makes the commission's congressional district plan automatically effective upon adoption unless the general assembly enacts a different plan by law before October 1 of the redistricting year.

• Sets redistricting standards requiring 100 house districts, 50 senate districts, contiguous and compact districts with population deviations not exceeding 1%, minimal splitting of counties and cities, and consideration of language minority populations and communities of interest.

• Applies to all legislative and congressional districts established after December 31, 2010, and repeals existing congressional redistricting law under IC 3-3-2 and IC 3-3-3.