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MO HJR13
Joint Resolution
Status
1/25/2011
Primary Sponsor
Michael Corcoran
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AI Summary
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Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment to alter the composition of the state legislature, effective beginning with the 98th General Assembly
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Reduces the House of Representatives from 163 members to 120 members, with reapportionment to occur after each decennial census
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Increases the Senate from 34 members to 40 members, with reapportionment requirements and procedures for establishing senate districts
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Updates language in reapportionment commission procedures to reference "chair" instead of "chairman" and adds provisions for amendments altering membership numbers to trigger reapportionment
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Establishes that the House shall maintain 163 members elected from 163 districts until the 98th General Assembly convenes, when the new 120-member structure takes effect
Legislative Description
Proposes a constitutional amendment reducing the number of members of the House of Representatives to 120 and increasing the number of members of the Senate to 40
Last Action
Referred: Downsizing State Government (H)
2/10/2011