MO HJR47

Reduces the Missouri House of Representatives from 163 to 120 members and increases the Senate from 34 to 40 members, with each senatorial district containing three representative districts

Transfers redistricting authority from partisan commissions to a nonpartisan "Redistricting Division" within the Joint Committee on Legislative Research, staffed by nonpartisan legal personnel

Establishes strict district requirements: population variance quotient cannot exceed 1% of ideal population, no district can exceed another by more than 5%, and districts must be contiguous and compact

Prohibits use of incumbent addresses, voter political affiliations, previous election results, or demographic data (other than population counts) when drawing district boundaries

Creates a five-member temporary redistricting advisory commission appointed by legislative floor leaders to conduct public hearings and provide guidance, with the Supreme Court having original jurisdiction over redistricting challenges