SF 58

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to the legislature; reducing the number of members of the senate
and house of representatives; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections
2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 2.031,
subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 2.021, is amended to read:

2.021 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.

For each legislature, deleted text begin until a new apportionment shall have been made, deleted text end the senate
is composed of deleted text begin 67 deleted text end new text begin 45 new text end members and the house of representatives is composed of deleted text begin 134
deleted text end new text begin 90 new text end members.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Legislative districts.

The representatives in the senate and house
of representatives are apportioned throughout the state in deleted text begin 67 deleted text end new text begin 45 new text end senate districts and deleted text begin 134
deleted text end new text begin 90 new text end house districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and each house
district is entitled to elect one representative.

Sec. 3. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 2.031, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 3 are effective for legislatures elected to begin service in January
2013 and thereafter.
new text end