Reapportionment

Plain English Breakdown

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Reapportionment

This bill sets rules for when and how congressional and state legislative district boundaries can be redrawn after a federal decennial census.

What This Bill Does

• Sets the name of the act as the 'Voter Protection in Redistricting Act'.
• Specifies that congressional and state legislative districts must only be redrawn two years after a federal decennial statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session or judicial reapportionment session, or according to federal law or court order.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who vote in congressional and state legislative elections.
• Government officials responsible for drawing electoral district maps.

Terms To Know

Reapportionment

The process of adjusting the boundaries of electoral districts to reflect changes in population, usually after a census.

Decennial Census

A count of the entire population that happens every 10 years.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if redistricting is needed outside the allowed times.
• It's unclear how this act will be enforced or what penalties might apply for violations.

Official Summary Text

Reapportionment; Citing this act as the "Voter Protection in Redistricting Act"; providing that congressional and state legislative district boundaries may be drawn only in the second year after the most recent federal decennial statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session or judicial reapportionment session, or according to federal law or court order, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 112

By
Senator Jones

34-00169A-26 2026112__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to reapportionment; providing a short
3 title; creating s. 11.032, F.S.; providing that
4 congressional and state legislative district
5 boundaries may be drawn only in the second year after
6 the most recent federal decennial statewide census,
7 during an extraordinary apportionment session or
8 judicial reapportionment session, or according to
9 federal law or court order; providing an effective
10 date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1.
This act may be cited as the “Voter Protection

15
in Redistricting Act.”

16 Section 2. Section 11.032, Florida Statutes, is created to
17 read:
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11.032
Reapportionment
.—
Congressional district boundaries

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and state legislative district boundaries may be drawn only in

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the second year after the most recent federal decennial

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statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session

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or judicial reapportionment in accordance with s. 16, Art. III

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of the State Constitution, or according to federal law or court

24
order.

25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.