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A bill for an act
relating to the legislature; modifying the number of members of the house of
representatives and the senate; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 2.021;
2.031.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 2.021, is amended to read:
2.021 NUMBER OF MEMBERS.
For each legislature, until a new apportionment shall have been made, the senate is
composed of
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67
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45
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members and the house of representatives is composed of
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134
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135
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members.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective January 3, 2033, and applies to sessions
of the legislature organized on or after that date.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 2.031, is amended to read:
2.031 APPORTIONMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Legislative districts.
The representatives in the senate and house of
representatives are apportioned throughout the state in
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67
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45
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senate districts and
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134
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135
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house of representatives districts. Each senate district is entitled to elect one senator and
each house of representatives district is entitled to elect one representative.
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EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This section is effective January 3, 2033, and applies to sessions
of the legislature organized on or after that date.
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