Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: counting individuals confined in state prison to determine population for redistricting purposes. (FE)
Prison Redistricting Referendum
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that, for purposes of establishing congressional and
legislative districts, individuals confined to prisons in this state who established
residence in this state for voter registration purposes prior to being confined are
counted as residing in the municipalities where they established residence prior to
being confined.
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Introduced by: Andraca (D) , Baldeh (D) , Bare (D) , C. Anderson (D) , Clancy (D) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Goyke (D) , Haywood (D) , J. Anderson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Madison (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Myers (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Vining (D)
Full history
- Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Emerson, Moore Omokunde, Bare, Joers, Palmeri, Ratcliff, J. Anderson, Subeck, Vining, Myers, Goyke, C. Anderson, Madison, Drake, Sinicki, Andraca, Baldeh, Ortiz-Velez, Haywood, Clancy and Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Smith, Roys, Carpenter, Larson, Spreitzer, Hesselbein and Agard
- Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 7, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1