AB134: Bill Text

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2003 - 2004 LEGISLATURE

2003 Assembly BILL 134

March 6, 2003 - Introduced by Representative Black. Referred to Committee on Government Operations and Spending Limitations.

AB134,1,3 An Act to repeal 4.001 (2) to (5) and 4.009 to 4.99; to renumber and amend 4.001 (1); and to amend 13.01 of the statutes; relating to: reducing the number of legislative districts.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that the senate consists of 14 members and the assembly consists of 56 representatives to the assembly, effective with election occurrences leading to the 2004 general election.

For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB134, s. 1 Section 1. 4.001 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 4.001 and amended to read:

AB134,2,3 4.001 Legislative redistricting; equal population. Based on the certified official results of the 1980 census of population of Wisconsin, as received by this state from the U.S. bureau of the census on March 23, 1981, under P.L. 94-171, the Effective beginning with election occurrences leading to the 2004 general election, the state is divided into 33 14 senate districts, each composed of 3 4 assembly districts. Each senate district shall be entitled to elect one member of the senate. Each assembly district shall be entitled to elect one representative to the assembly.

AB134, s. 2 Section 2. 4.001 (2) to (5) of the statutes are repealed.

AB134, s. 3 Section 3. 4.009 to 4.99 of the statutes are repealed.

AB134, s. 4 Section 4. 13.01 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB134,2,9 13.01 Number of legislators. The Effective beginning with election occurrences leading to the 2004 general election, the senate consists of 33 14 and the assembly of 99 56 members.

AB134, s. 5 Section 5. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB134,2,15 (1) Within 60 days after the effective date of this subsection, the joint legislative council shall prepare and introduce legislation addressing any transitional issues relating to reducing the number of legislative districts, including changes to the election laws and the creation of an independent citizens redistricting commission to draw the new district lines.

AB134,2,16 (End)