SB 6 - Amends State Congressional Districts - Texas Key Vote
John Frullo voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Oct. 25, 2021
- House Conference Report Adopted
- Oct. 18, 2021
- Senate Bill Passed
- Oct. 8, 2021
- Introduced
- Sept. 27, 2021
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Title: Amends State Congressional Districts
Signed by Governor Greg Abbott
Title: Amends State Congressional Districts
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that amends state congressional districts.
Highlights:
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Defines “tract”, “block group”, and “block” as having the same definition as established in the 2020 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles, as prepared by the federal bureau of the census (Article III, Sec. 1).
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Amends state congressional districts in Texas and specifies that if any county, tract, block group, block, or other geographic area has erroneously been left out of this act, then a court reviewing this Act shall include that area in the appropriate district in accordance with the intent of the legislature (Article III, Sec. 2).
Title: Amends State Congressional Districts
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that amends state congressional districts.
Highlights:
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Defines “tract”, “block group”, and “block” as having the same definition as established in the 2020 Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles, as prepared by the federal bureau of the census (Article III, Sec. 1).
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Amends state congressional districts in Texas and specifies that if any county, tract, block group, block, or other geographic area has erroneously been left out of this act, then a court reviewing this Act shall include that area in the appropriate district in accordance with the intent of the legislature (Article III, Sec. 2).
Title: Amends State Congressional Districts