1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; reducing the number of members of the legislature; 
1.3 	preventing the division of a senate district in the formation of a congressional 
1.4 	district;amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 2.021, is amended to read:
1.7 	2.021 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.
1.8 	For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have been made, the senate 
1.9 	is composed of 67 56  members and the house of representatives is composed of 134
1.10 	112 members.

1.11 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.12 		Subdivision 1.Legislative districts. The representatives in the senate and house 
1.13 	of representatives are apportioned throughout the state in 67 56  senate districts and 134
1.14 	112  house of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator 
1.15 	and each house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative. A senate 
1.16 	district may not be divided in the formation of a congressional district.

1.17 	Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 1.18 	Sections 1 and 2 are effective for members of the senate and the house of 
1.19 	representatives to be elected at the 2016 general election, to take office in January 2017.