Kentucky Senate Bill 209 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 15 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-19 - to State & Local Government (S)
Pending: Senate State & Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]

Propose to create a new section of the Constitution of Kentucky to create the Legislative Advisory Redistricting Commission; require the commission to draft redistricting plans for state legislative districts; establish standards to be followed by the commission and permit any member of the General Assembly under certain circumstances to file a plan; propose to amend Section 33 of the Constitution of Kentucky to clarify standards relating to redistricting; require the General Assembly to remain in session, without pay to the members, for purpose of redistricting if the General Assembly fails to redistrict by April 15; provide that the Kentucky Supreme Court shall have the authority to redistrict the state if the General Assembly fails to redistrict by April 30; submit to the voters for ratification or rejection; include ballot language.

AN ACT proposing amendments to the Constitution of Kentucky relating to redistricting.

Sen. Gerald Neal [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-19	Senate	to State & Local Government (S)
2013-02-15	Senate	introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/SB209.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/13RS/SB209/bill.doc