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LA HB14

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2024

Primary Sponsor

Michael Echols

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Origin

House of Representatives

2024 First Extraordinary Session

AI Summary

  • Louisiana's six congressional districts are redrawn based on 2020 federal decennial census data, with each district targeting an ideal population of 776,292 persons

  • District boundaries become effective immediately upon governor's signature for qualifying and conducting the 2024 congressional elections, with full effect for all other purposes at noon on January 3, 2025

  • The existing congressional district law (R.S. 18:1276) is repealed and replaced with new district compositions (R.S. 18:1276.1) detailing specific precincts for each of the six districts

  • Current officeholders based on existing congressional districts retain their positions until January 3, 2025; positions filled after that date must use the new district boundaries

  • District population deviations from ideal range from -20 persons (District 4) to +63 persons (District 6), with an overall relative deviation range of 0.01%

Legislative Description

Provides relative to the election districts for members of congress (Item #1) (EG INCREASE GF EX See Note)

REAPPORTIONMENT/CONGRESS

Last Action

Scheduled for floor debate on 01/19/2024.

1/17/2024

Committee Referrals

Appropriations1/17/2024
House and Governmental Affairs1/15/2024

Full Bill Text

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