Colorado 2020 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 20-186 — Colorado Redistricting Commissions

Last action — Governor Signed

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2020. Enacted.

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  • 4 sponsors

    4 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Section 1 of the act repeals the existing statutory criteria for congressional districts. Sections 2 to 13 of the act establish statutory provisions concerning congressional districts established by the new independent congressional redistricting commission (congressional commission) and update the existing statutory provisions related to the independent legislative redistricting commission (legislative commission), including: Stating the general assembly's intent that the congressional commission and legislative commission (commissions) apply the correct federal citation to the "Voting Rights Act of 1965" rather than the incorrect citation contained in the Colorado constitution; Requiring the legislative commission to designate which year an election for each senate district takes place and to specify from which district a new senator is elected when there is a vacancy in a senatorial district; Requiring the commissions to provide maps of the proposed and final congressional and legislative districts to county clerks, the Colorado supreme court, and the secretary of state; Requiring boards of county commissioners to approve new precinct boundaries and to notify the secretary of state and major party chairs of the new precinct boundaries; Specifying how the secretary of state may correct a redistricting plan if an approved plan fails to include property in any district, includes property in more than one district, or splits a residential parcel; Specifying that the boundaries of a district approved in a redistricting plan do not change if there is a change in a county or municipal boundary; and Requiring the secretary of state to provide maps of districts to candidates. Section 14 of the act requires the commissions to use the total population used by the federal census bureau in reapportioning the seats in congress as adjusted by nonpartisan staff to move certain prisoners from being counted in the prison. Section 15 of the act creates separate accounts within the legislative department cash fund (cash fund) for each of the commissions and transfers money from the cash fund to each of the commissions to pay for their work. Sections 16 to 18 of the act make conforming amendments to update the statutes on the redistricting account in the legislative cash fund, the "Colorado Open Records Act", and duties of county commissioners to reflect the congressional and legislative commissions. Sections 19 to 25 of the act contain nonstatutory provisions relating to the commissions as required by the state constitution, including: Appointing nonpartisan staff to assist the commissions; Directing staff to prepare forms for and review applications from persons interested in serving on the commissions and assisting the panels of retired justices and judges who appoint members of the commissions; Assembling the necessary hardware, software, and information necessary for the commissions and nonpartisan staff to redistrict congressional and legislative districts; and Establishing the necessary procedures for the judicial panels, commissions, and nonpartisan staff to receive a per diem and reimbursement of expenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

22 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of the bill now states that it includes all amendments adopted in the House of Introduction, updating from a previous version that only referenced amendments adopted on second reading. This change clarifies the timing of when the included amendments were accepted. Additionally, there are no substantial changes to the content of Section 1, which repeals the existing statutory criteria for congressional districts and updates provisions related to the congressional redistricting commission.

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Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
Second Regular Session Seventy-second General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO REENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
20-0304.01 Jerry Barry x4341 SENATE BILL 20-186 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fenberg and Holbert, Garcia HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Garnett and Neville, Becker Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS IN C OLORADO .
20-0304.01 Jerry Barry x4341 SENATE BILL 20-186 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fenberg and Holbert, Garcia, Bridges, Cooke, Donovan, Fields, Gonzales, Lee, Marble, Moreno, Pettersen, Priola, Rankin, Sonnenberg, Story, Tate, Todd, Winter, Woodward HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Garnett and Neville, Becker Senate Committees House Committees State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSIONS IN C OLORADO .
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov/.) Executive Committee of the Legislative Council.
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E d e Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statJte.
S e n Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statune.J Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
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Action History

  1. Governor Signed

  2. Signed by the Speaker of the House

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed by the President of the Senate

  5. House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  6. House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

  7. House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole

  8. House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments

  9. House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations

  10. Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

  11. Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

  12. Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

  13. Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole

  14. Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to Appropriations

  15. Introduced In Senate - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs

Sponsors

  • Patrick Neville · Primary
  • Alec Garnett · Primary
  • Chris Holbert · Primary
  • Stephen Fenberg · Primary

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Sponsors (4)

  • Patrick Neville
  • Alec Garnett
  • Chris Holbert
  • Stephen Fenberg

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (98)

98 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 20-186 do?
Section 1 of the act repeals the existing statutory criteria for congressional districts. Sections 2 to 13 of the act establish statutory provisions concerning congressional districts established by the new independent congressional redistricting commission (congressional commission) and update the existing statutory provisions related to the independent legislative redistricting commission (legislative commission), including: Stating the general assembly's intent that the congressional commission and legislative commission (commissions) apply the correct federal citation to the "Voting Rights Act of 1965" rather than the incorrect citation contained in the Colorado constitution; Requiring the legislative commission to designate which year an election for each senate district takes place and to specify from which district a new senator is elected when there is a vacancy in a senatorial district; Requiring the commissions to provide maps of the proposed and final congressional and legislative districts to county clerks, the Colorado supreme court, and the secretary of state; Requiring boards of county commissioners to approve new precinct boundaries and to notify the secretary of state and major party chairs of the new precinct boundaries; Specifying how the secretary of state may correct a redistricting plan if an approved plan fails to include property in any district, includes property in more than one district, or splits a residential parcel; Specifying that the boundaries of a district approved in a redistricting plan do not change if there is a change in a county or municipal boundary; and Requiring the secretary of state to provide maps of districts to candidates. Section 14 of the act requires the commissions to use the total population used by the federal census bureau in reapportioning the seats in congress as adjusted by nonpartisan staff to move certain prisoners from being counted in the prison. Section 15 of the act creates separate accounts within the legislative department cash fund (cash fund) for each of the commissions and transfers money from the cash fund to each of the commissions to pay for their work. Sections 16 to 18 of the act make conforming amendments to update the statutes on the redistricting account in the legislative cash fund, the "Colorado Open Records Act", and duties of county commissioners to reflect the congressional and legislative commissions. Sections 19 to 25 of the act contain nonstatutory provisions relating to the commissions as required by the state constitution, including: Appointing nonpartisan staff to assist the commissions; Directing staff to prepare forms for and review applications from persons interested in serving on the commissions and assisting the panels of retired justices and judges who appoint members of the commissions; Assembling the necessary hardware, software, and information necessary for the commissions and nonpartisan staff to redistrict congressional and legislative districts; and Establishing the necessary procedures for the judicial panels, commissions, and nonpartisan staff to receive a per diem and reimbursement of expenses.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Who sponsors SB 20-186?
SB 20-186 is sponsored by Patrick Neville, Alec Garnett, Chris Holbert, and Stephen Fenberg.
What is the current status of SB 20-186?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 27, 2020. Enacted.
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