HF 147

as introduced - 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, 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repealed.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 2007 and thereafter.
new text end