HF 548

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the legislature; reducing the number of 
  1.3             members of the senate and house of representatives; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 2.021; and 
  1.5             2.031, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 2.021, is 
  1.8   amended to read: 
  1.9      2.021 [NUMBER OF MEMBERS.] 
  1.10     For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have 
  1.11  been made, the senate is composed of 67 53 members and the house 
  1.12  of representatives is composed of 134 106 members. 
  1.13     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 2.031, 
  1.14  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.15     Subdivision 1.  [LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS.] The 
  1.16  representatives in the senate and house of representatives are 
  1.17  apportioned throughout the state in 67 53 senate districts and 
  1.18  134 106 house districts.  Each senate district is entitled to 
  1.19  elect one senator, and each house district is entitled to elect 
  1.20  one representative. 
  1.21     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.22     Sections 1 and 2 are effective for elections held to elect 
  1.23  senators and representatives to serve after January 1, 2003.