Cia Price
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 85
Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn. Such criteria include equal population requirements, with a deviation of no more than five percent permitted for state legislative districts; compliance with laws and judicial decisions relating to racial and ethnic fairness; preservation of communities of interest, which are defined to mean a neighborhood or any geographically defined group of people living in an area who share similar social, cultural, and economic interests; and compactness and contiguity. The bill also includes provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, related to redistricting, that prohibit the drawing of districts in ways that improperly dilute minority populations' voting power. The bill prohibits maps of districts, when considered on a statewide basis, from unduly favoring or disfavoring any political party. The bill further provides for the preparation and use of adjusted population data for redistricting and reapportionment purposes to reflect the reallocation of persons incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. Persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was in the Commonwealth are to be counted at that address and persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was outside of the Commonwealth or cannot be determined are to be counted at the facility. This bill is identical to SB 717.
Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn. Such criteria include equal population requirements, with a deviation of no more than five percent permitted for state legislative districts; compliance with laws and judicial decisions relating to racial and ethnic fairness; preservation of communities of interest, which are defined to mean a neighborhood or any geographically defined group of people living in an area who share similar social, cultural, and economic interests; and compactness and contiguity. The bill also includes provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, related to redistricting, that prohibit the drawing of districts in ways that improperly dilute minority populations' voting power. The bill prohibits maps of districts, when considered on a statewide basis, from unduly favoring or disfavoring any political party. The bill further provides for the preparation and use of adjusted population data for redistricting and reapportionment purposes to reflect the reallocation of persons incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. Persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was in the Commonwealth are to be counted at that address and persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was outside of the Commonwealth or cannot be determined are to be counted at the facility.
Standards and criteria for congressional and state legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressional and state legislative districts are to be drawn. Such criteria include equal population requirements, with a deviation of no more than five percent permitted for state legislative districts; compliance with laws and judicial decisions relating to racial and ethnic fairness; preservation of communities of interest, which are defined to mean a neighborhood or any geographically defined group of people living in an area who share similar social, cultural, and economic interests; and compactness and contiguity. The bill also includes provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended, related to redistricting, that prohibit the drawing of districts in ways that improperly dilute minority populations' voting power. The bill prohibits maps of districts, when considered on a statewide basis, from unduly favoring or disfavoring any political party. The bill further provides for the preparation and use of adjusted population data for redistricting and reapportionment purposes to reflect the reallocation of persons incarcerated in federal, state, and local correctional facilities. Persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was in the Commonwealth are to be counted at that address and persons incarcerated in such a facility whose address at the time of incarceration was outside of the Commonwealth or cannot be determined are to be counted at the facility. This bill is identical to SB 717.
Standards and criteria for congressional andstate legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressionaland state legislative districts are to be drawn, including compactnessand contiguity, racial and ethnic fairness, protection of the rightsof racial and language minorities to participate and elect a preferredcandidate, and consideration of existing political boundaries and communities of interest. The bill requires the most recent decennialpopulation figures reported by the United States Bureau of the Censusto be used in drawing districts, except that incarcerated personsare to be counted at their last known legal residence. The bill prohibitsthe use of political data when drawing districts.
Placed on Calendar
Enacted, Chapter 1229 (effective 7/1/20)
Signed by President as reenrolled
Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
Reenrolled bill text (HB1255ER2)
Reenrolled
Governor's recommendation adopted
Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (21-Y 19-N)
VOTE: (50-Y 43-N)
House concurred in Governor's recommendation (50-Y 43-N)
Governor's recommendation received by House
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 17, 2020
Impact statement from DPB (HB1255ER)
Signed by President
Signed by Speaker
Enrolled
VOTE: Adoption (54-Y 45-N)
Read third time
Reading of substitute waived
Committee substitute agreed to 20108189D-S1
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1255S1
Passed Senate with substitute (21-Y 19-N)
Senate substitute agreed to by House 20108189D-S1 (54-Y 45-N)
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB1255S1)
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (9-Y 6-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Committee substitute printed 20108189D-S1
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (55-Y 45-N)
Impact statement from DPB (HB1255H1)
Read third time and passed House (55-Y 45-N)
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1255H1
Committee substitute agreed to 20107097D-H1
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Privileges and Elections with substitute (14-Y 8-N)
Incorporates H1054 (Levine)
Committee substitute printed 20107097D-H1
Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Assigned P & E sub: Redistricting
Impact statement from DPB (HB1255)
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20100641D
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
Bill Text Versions | Format |
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Impact statement from DPB (HB1255) | HTML |
Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1255H1 | HTML |
Impact statement from DPB (HB1255S1) | HTML |
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1255ER) | HTML |
Reenrolled bill text (HB1255ER2) | HTML |
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP1229) | HTML |
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Amendment: HB1255AG | HTML |
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