1.1                          A bill for an act
  1.2             relating to state government; reducing the size of the 
  1.3             legislature; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, 
  1.4             sections 2.021; and 2.031, subdivision 1.  
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 2.021, is 
  1.7   amended to read: 
  1.8      2.021 [NUMBER OF MEMBERS.] 
  1.9      For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have 
  1.10  been made, the senate is composed of ~~67~~ 50 members and the house 
  1.11  of representatives is composed of ~~134~~ 100 members. 
  1.12     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 2.031, 
  1.13  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.14     Subdivision 1.  [LEGISLATIVE DISTRICTS.] The 
  1.15  representatives in the senate and house of representatives are 
  1.16  apportioned throughout the state in ~~67~~ 50 senate districts and 
  1.17  ~~134~~ 100 house districts.  Each senate district is entitled to 
  1.18  elect one senator and each house district is entitled to elect 
  1.19  one representative. 
  1.20     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.21     Sections 1 and 2 are effective for elections held to elect 
  1.22  senators and representatives to serve after January 1, 2003.  
  1.23  Section 2 is effective for districts apportioned after the 2000 
  1.24  census and subsequent censuses.