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MN SF2936

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/1/2014

Primary Sponsor

Richard Cohen

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Origin

Senate

88th Legislature 2013-2014

AI Summary

  • 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.

  • Changes the Minnesota Senate from 67 members to a number equal to the state's congressional districts multiplied by 7.

  • Changes the Minnesota House of Representatives from 134 members to a number equal to the state's congressional districts multiplied by 14.

  • Adds a requirement that senate districts cannot be divided when forming congressional districts.

  • 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

Committee Referrals

State and Local Government4/1/2014

Full Bill Text

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