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MO HJR13

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

1/25/2011

Primary Sponsor

Michael Corcoran

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Submits to Missouri voters a constitutional amendment to alter the composition of the state legislature, effective beginning with the 98th General Assembly

  • Reduces the House of Representatives from 163 members to 120 members, with reapportionment to occur after each decennial census

  • Increases the Senate from 34 members to 40 members, with reapportionment requirements and procedures for establishing senate districts

  • Updates language in reapportionment commission procedures to reference "chair" instead of "chairman" and adds provisions for amendments altering membership numbers to trigger reapportionment

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Downsizing State Government2/10/2011

Full Bill Text

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