Congressional and state legislative districts; standards and criteria.
Summary
Standards and criteria for congressional andstate legislative districts. Provides criteria by which congressionaland state legislative districts are to be drawn, including equalpopulation, racial and ethnic fairness, protection of racial andlanguage minorities to participate and elect a preferred candidate,contiguity, and compactness.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 2, 2020
Last action Feb 4, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 4, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed by indefinitely in Privileges and Elections (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Committee
Referred to Committee on Privileges and Elections
upper
Jan 2, 2020
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20104257D
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GB
George Barker
DDemocratic
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