as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 02/07/2019 02:16pm
A bill for an act
relating to state government; reducing the size of the legislature; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 2.021; 2.031, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2018, sections 2.395; 2.495.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 2.021, is amended to read:
For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have been made, the senate is
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members.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to legislatures convening on or after January 1, 2024.
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Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 2.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The representatives in the senate and house of
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house of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and
each house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to legislatures convening on or after January 1, 2024.
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Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 2.395; and 2.495,
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are repealed.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to legislative districts to which legislators are apportioned for the legislature
convening on or after January 1, 2024.
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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 19-2741
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).
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.
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).
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.