Indiana Senate Bill 289 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-01-11 - First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
Pending: Senate Elections Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a redistricting commission to create, hold hearings on, take public comment about, and recommend plans to redraw general assembly districts and congressional districts. Requires the legislative services agency to provide staff and administrative services to the commission. Establishes standards to govern the commission and the legislative services agency in the creation of redistricting plans. Requires the general assembly to meet and to enact redistricting plans for general assembly districts before October 1 of a redistricting year. Provides that the commission's plan for congressional districts becomes the congressional district plan when adopted by the commission unless the general assembly enacts a different plan by law. Authorizes the general assembly to convene in a session to act on redistricting bills at times other than the general assembly is currently authorized to meet. Repeals the current law relating to congressional redistricting. Makes an appropriation.

Redistricting commission.

Sen. Vi Simpson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-01-11		First reading: referred to Committee on Elections
2010-01-11		Authored by Senator Simpson

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.in.gov/apps/lsa/session/billwatch/billinfo?year=2010&session=1&request=getBill&doctype=SB&docno=0289
Text	http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2010/IN/IN0289.1.html