Kentucky House Bill 395

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-29 - to Committee on Committees (H)
Pending: House Committee On Committees Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 5 to establish the Citizens Redistricting Commission; define terms; require the commission be composed of 13 members who meet certain requirements and submit applications; require the Secretary of State to mail random applications for commissioner and make applications for commissioner available on its website; require the Secretary of State to randomly select commissioners from pools of qualifying applicants; establish commissioner pay, conditions, powers, and duties; require commissioners' terms correlate with obligations of each census cycle; establish the conditions, powers, and duties of the commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for legislative and congressional districts, with parameters prescribed; establish standards to be followed by the commission for commissioners who develop plans; provide for penalties and fine upon conviction of persons attempting to influence, or commissioners attempting to influence, the duties of the commission; require the Secretary of State to publish adopted redistricting plans and provide that plans become law 60 days after publication; amend KRS 5.005 to replace the Legislative Research Commission with the Citizens Redistricting Commission as authorized intervenors in any action challenging the constitutionality of any legislative district; repeal KRS 5.031; include severability clause;

AN ACT relating to redistricting.

Rep. Lindsey Burke [D]	Rep. Chad Aull [D]	Rep. George Brown [D]	Rep. Adrielle Camuel [D]
Rep. Beverly Chester-Burton [D]	Rep. Rachel Roarx [D]	Rep. Rachel Roberts [D]	Rep. Sarah Stalker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-29	House	to Committee on Committees (H)
2024-01-29	House	introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/24RS/hb395.html
Text	https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/recorddocuments/bill/24RS/hb395/orig_bill.pdf