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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 595

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Relating to: counting individuals confined in state prison to determine population for redistricting purposes. (FE)

Prison Redistricting Referendum

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. 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)

10 cosponsors

Agard (D) , Billings (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Neubauer (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D)

Full history

  1. 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

  2. Oct 31, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Nov 10, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 7, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Neubauer added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1