Redistricting commission.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to establish a redistricting commission that would draw Wyoming's legislative district boundaries after each U.S. census, replacing the current process where the legislature handles redistricting. The commission would consist of five members appointed without regard to political affiliation (two by the governor, one by the Senate president, one by the House speaker, and one by the chief justice) and must create 60 house districts and 30 senate districts (each senate district covering two house districts) with populations within 5% of the state average. The commission would have 90 days to adopt a final plan requiring approval from three of its five members, with judicial review available through the Wyoming Supreme Court if errors are alleged. This change would repeal the current requirement that each county have at least one representative and one senator.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2022
Committee Review
Senate Failed
Feb 2022
Governor
Introduced Feb 18, 2022
Last action Feb 18, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2022
How they voted
9–21
Failed
Total votes 30
Feb 18, 2022
D
Democratic2
100% Yea
R
Republican28
75% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
0
Committee
0
Feb 18, 2022
Vote failed
Senate Vote: fail (9-21)
senate
Feb 18, 2022
Introduced
S Failed Introduction 9-21-0-0-0
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mike Gierau
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Barlow
RRepublican
Co
Larry Hicks
RRepublican
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