Bill Text: TX HB150 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 150 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the apportionment and composition of the districts of the Texas House of Representatives.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-11 - Referred to Redistricting [HB150 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB150-Introduced.html



	By: Hunter	H.B. No. 150



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the apportionment and composition of the districts of
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to fulfill
	the Legislature's constitutional responsibility to redistrict the
	House of Representatives following the publication of the 2020
	census in compliance with the United States and Texas Constitutions
	and applicable Federal law.
	SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The Legislature finds:
	(1) Section 28, Article III, Texas Constitution,
	requires the Legislature to draw new representative districts
	during the first regular session following publication of the
	decennial census;
	(2) As a result of the estimated changes in the
	population of the state since 2013, the populations of the current
	representative districts are unequal and no longer comply with
	applicable legal requirements; and
	(3) The current representative districts must be
	replaced with new districts that satisfy all applicable legal
	requirements.
	SECTION 3. APPORTIONMENT; COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS. The
	State of Texas is apportioned into representative districts as
	provided in this Act. Each district is composed of the counties or
	parts of counties as determined by the Legislature consistent with
	the requirements of the United States and Texas Constitutions and
	applicable Federal law. One representative is elected from each
	district established by this Act.
	SECTION 4. TRANSITION PROVISION. The districts established
	by this Act apply to the election of the members of the Texas House
	of Representatives beginning with the primary and general elections
	in 2022 for members of the 88th Legislature. This Act does not
	affect the membership or districts of the Texas House of
	Representatives of the 87th Legislature.
	SECTION 5. REPEALER. Chapter 2 (S.B. 3), Acts of the 83rd
	Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2013 (Article 195a-13, Vernon's
	Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed.
	SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect
	immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
	elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas
	Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for
	immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2021.