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MN SF2936
Bill
Status
4/1/2014
Primary Sponsor
Richard Cohen
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AI Summary
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Amends Minnesota Statutes sections 2.021 and 2.031 to reduce the legislature size by replacing fixed member counts with a formula based on the number of congressional districts in the state.
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Changes the Minnesota Senate from 67 members to a number equal to the state's congressional districts multiplied by 7.
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Changes the Minnesota House of Representatives from 134 members to a number equal to the state's congressional districts multiplied by 14.
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Adds a requirement that senate districts cannot be divided when forming congressional districts.
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Effective January 1, 2020, applying to the legislature beginning with the 2022 general election apportionment.
Legislative Description
Legislature size reduction
Last Action
Referred to State and Local Government
4/1/2014