SF 4476

3rd Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 10/07/2022 08:16am

A bill for an act
relating to redistricting; adjusting the district boundaries of Senate Districts 15
and 16; adjusting the house of representatives district boundaries within Senate
Districts 15, 16, and 58; adjusting the district boundaries of Congressional Districts
7 and 8; repealing obsolete district boundary adjustments; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 2; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020,
sections 2.395; 2.495.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [2.155] FIFTEENTH DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Senate district. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special
Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022),
Senate District 15 consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification
contained in file L15A-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the
Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on April 27, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin House of representatives districts. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota
Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15,
2022), Senate District 15 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) House of Representatives District 15A consists of the district as described in that
order, with the modification contained in file L15A-1, on file with the Geographic
Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on
its website on April 27, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (b) House of Representatives District 15B consists of all territory of Senate District 15
not included in House of Representatives District 15A, as described in paragraph (a).
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [2.165] SIXTEENTH DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Senate district. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special
Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022),
Senate District 16 consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification
contained in file L15A-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the
Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on April 27, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin House of representatives districts. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota
Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15,
2022), Senate District 16 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) House of Representatives District 16A consists of the district as described in that
order, with the modification contained in file L15A-1, on file with the Geographic
Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on
its website on April 27, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (b) House of Representatives District 16B consists of all territory of Senate District 16
not included in House of Representatives District 16A, as described in paragraph (a).
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [2.585] FIFTY-EIGHTH DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Senate district. new text end

new text begin Senate District 58 consists of that district as described
in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos.
A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin House of representatives districts. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota
Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v. Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15,
2022), Senate District 58 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) House of Representatives District 58A consists of the district as described in that
order, with the modification contained in file L58A-1, on file with the Geographic
Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on
its website on March 29, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (b) House of Representatives District 58B consists of all territory of Senate District 58
not included in House of Representatives District 58A, as described in paragraph (a).
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [2.755] SEVENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v.
Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022), the seventh congressional district
consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file
C07-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission and published on its website on May 4, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [2.855] EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Wattson v.
Simon, Nos. A21-0243, A21-0546 (February 15, 2022), the eighth congressional district
consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file
C07-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative
Coordinating Commission and published on its website on May 4, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 2.395; and 2.495, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PRECINCTS.
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new text begin This act is effective for the state primary and state general elections conducted in 2022
for terms of office beginning on the first Monday in January of 2023, and for all elections
held thereafter. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, if a boundary adjustment contained
in this act requires a county, city, or town to reestablish a precinct boundary to conform to
the adjustment, the affected county, city, or town must reestablish the necessary precincts
as soon as practicable, but in no case later than June 17, 2022.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4476-3

2.395 THIRTY-NINTH DISTRICT.

Subdivision 1.

Senate district.

Senate District 39 consists of that district as described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012).

Subd. 2.

House of representatives districts.

Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012), Senate District 39, as described in that order, is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows:

(a) House of Representatives District 39A consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L39A-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 9, 2012.

(b) House of Representatives District 39B consists of that district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L39B-1, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 9, 2012.

2.495 FORTY-NINTH DISTRICT.

Subdivision 1.

Senate district.

Senate District 49 consists of that district as described in the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012).

Subd. 2.

House of representatives districts.

Notwithstanding the order of the Minnesota Special Redistricting Panel in Hippert v. Ritchie, No. A11-152 (February 21, 2012), Senate District 49 is divided into two house of representatives districts as follows:

(a) House of Representatives District 49A consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L49A-2, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 28, 2012.

(b) House of Representatives District 49B consists of the district as described in that order, with the modification contained in file L49B-2, on file with the Geographic Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission and published on its website on March 28, 2012.