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IN HB1378
Bill
Status
1/17/2017
Primary Sponsor
Justin Moed
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AI Summary
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Establishes a 9-member redistricting commission to create and recommend plans for redrawing general assembly and congressional districts, with 4 members appointed by legislative leaders and 4 selected from a candidate pool nominated by university presidents and the chief justice.
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Requires the legislative services agency to provide staff and administrative services to the commission and establishes redistricting standards including population deviation limits of 2%, contiguity requirements, and consideration of federal Voting Rights Act compliance.
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Mandates the general assembly convene and enact redistricting bills before October 1 of a redistricting year, with commission-recommended plans voted on without amendment except for technical corrections.
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Sets up a public process requiring at least one hearing in each congressional district plus one in Marion County, with hearings recorded and available online, and allowing public submission of redistricting maps.
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Repeals the previous congressional redistricting commission law and allows the general assembly to hold special redistricting sessions outside normal meeting times; effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Redistricting commission. Establishes a redistricting commission (commission) to create, hold hearings on, take public comment about, and recommend plans to redraw general assembly districts and congressional districts. Requires the legislative services agency (agency) to provide staff and administrative services to the commission. Establishes standards to govern the commission and the agency in the creation of redistricting plans. Provides that the general assembly shall meet and enact redistricting plans before October 1 of a redistricting year. Authorizes the general assembly to convene in a session to act on redistricting bills at times other than the times the general assembly is currently
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
1/17/2017