89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

SB 23

Principle Criteria
Free Enterprise
Property Rights
Personal Responsibility
Limited Government
Individual Liberty
Digest
SB 23 creates a nine-member bipartisan redistricting commission responsible for drawing congressional and legislative districts. Members are selected by party caucuses, and an independent ninth member breaks tie votes. The commission replaces the current legislature-controlled process, subject to a constitutional amendment approved by voters.
Author
Judith Zaffirini