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• Here you will also be able to view the map in an interactive viewer as well as download the map files
• That is, they're housed there when you draw maps.
• this map drawing application, including the geography.
• By staff to draw maps is in this map drawing application, including the geography, which is how we construct
• You'll see there are no maps in Chapter 8.

Summary: The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting, established a quorum, and opened with remarks from the chair outlining the committee’s purpose and scope. The chair said the committee will focus only on congressional redistricting, will not take public comment at this introductory meeting, and may consider whether to propose a new congressional map ahead of the 2026 session. He emphasized that the work would rely on the 2020 census data, the current congressional map, and the House’s map-drawing software, and he stressed transparency, record retention, and compliance with constitutional prohibitions on drawing districts to favor or disfavor a party or incumbent. House outside counsel Andy Bartos then gave an educational presentation on redistricting basics and legal standards. He distinguished reapportionment from redistricting, explained that Florida was apportioned 28 congressional seats after the 2020 census, and reviewed the one-person, one-vote rule, noting that congressional districts must be drawn with near-exact population equality. He also described census geography and how counties, tracts, block groups, and blocks are used to build districts, and explained that congressional redistricting follows the ordinary legislative process rather than the special process used for state legislative districts. Bartos also covered contiguity, explaining that districts must be one connected piece and that mere point-touching is not enough, while bodies of water within a district do not necessarily break contiguity. No questions were asked after the presentation, no votes were taken, and no public testimony was heard. The meeting ended after the chair thanked attendees and said the committee would meet again the following week.

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• And the bill passed by the legislature will take us to what map? >> But the 2023 map?
• Um when you were developing the map, when you were developing the map, and when the map was being developed
• So you agreed with this map? >> I didn't. I said I carried the map. The >> I didn't.
• The map that, if this bill passed, which map will we go back to?
• What about the map now?

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• We didn't talk in detail about the map. OK.
• The district does not change with this new map.
• If you look at the existing congressional map or the House and Senate map, in trying to...
• drawn the map for more Republicans.
• Chairman, I find it awfully funny that you didn't draw a map; you just took that House map.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• </c> all of our maps meet that criteria. all of our maps meet that criteria.
• the maps.
• and then we did the map and then we came back and presented the map and listened to you again and then
• You start these public comment sessions, you have the default map of what the current map is, and then
• and then we did the map and then we came back and presented the map and listened to you again and then

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• It would be the preceding map.
• or not redraw a map.
• or not redraw a map.
• So that map was deemed constitutional. You recognize. That map was deemed constitutional.
• It wasn't a complete validation of every district in the map.

Summary: The Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting met for an informational presentation from outside counsel Andy Bartos on the legal standards governing congressional redistricting. He reviewed federal Equal Protection principles, Florida’s non-diminishment provision, and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, explaining how race can be considered in redistricting but generally cannot be the predominant factor. He also discussed the Florida Constitution’s tiered standards, including the prohibition on intentional political favoritism, compactness, and the requirement to use existing political and geographical boundaries where feasible. Bartos focused on two recent or pending cases: the Florida Supreme Court’s Black Voters Matter decision, which upheld the legislature’s 2022 congressional map and held that the non-diminishment clause does not justify making race predominant absent specific identifiable discrimination, and Louisiana v. Callais, pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, which may further clarify whether race may be used predominantly to comply with the Voting Rights Act or whether Section 2 remains constitutional as applied. He also explained how courts assess compactness and intent, and how data such as the 2020 census, voter registration, turnout, and election results are used for voting-rights analysis. Members asked about what triggers redistricting, whether the legislature must redraw maps now, what data is available in the mapping tool, how intent is measured, and whether public input opportunities will be provided. Bartos said redistricting timing is largely a legislative judgment unless a court requires changes, that the committee can consider whether BVM or the eventual Callais decision warrants revisions, and that the Callais ruling will bind Louisiana directly but serve as precedent for other courts. No votes or legislative actions were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• I WILL TAKE A MINUTE TO GET MORE DETAILED INTO THE B MAPS.
• JOHNS RIVER B MAP AREA AND WE FOLLOW THE ENTIRE WATERSHED FROM THE ST.
• A STORY MAP LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE WHICH WILL APPLY FOR MOST ALL B MAPS B MAPS A STORY
• MAP LINK THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO THIS PAGE WHICH WILL APPLY FOR MOST ALL B MAPS PARTICULARLY WHERE WE
• THAT WOULD MEET TO B MAP STANDARDS?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• </c> the map. the map.
• </c> what did the courts say about that map? what did the courts say about that map?
• </c> what did the court say about that map? what did the court say about that map?
• </c> specific maps. specific maps.
• </c> new maps until 2030. new maps until 2030.

Bills: HB1

Keywords: HB1, Alabama, elections, primary election, special primary, runoff, congressional districts, redistricting, reapportionment, district boundaries, federal court, injunction, judgment, Governor proclamation, nominee certification, party nominee, general election 2026, election calendar, voting rights, congressional race

Transcript Highlights:

• In 2021, the legislature repealed all statutes relating to the mapping system and directed all mapping
• And at that time, we talked about mapping and talked about something that the state... ...mapping and
• The mapping hadn't been done for a period of time.
• maps up to date.
• appropriately, every building could be mapped appropriately.

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 5992, which would create a non-appropriated Youth Development Fund account to support grants for positive youth development programs serving ages 5 to 24. Staff explained that OSPI would administer grants to nonprofits, tribes, and local parks and recreation entities, with school districts and ESDs eligible mainly as partners; annual reporting would be required. The sponsor and many testifiers, including students, youth-serving nonprofits, tribal representatives, and agency partners, described after-school, mentoring, arts, sports, outdoor, and wraparound programs as important for mental health, belonging, safety, civic engagement, and prevention, especially for vulnerable and rural youth. The committee then moved to executive session and adopted a substitute and passed SB 5992 to the Rules Committee. The committee also took executive action on Senate Bill 5952, which would standardize the process for excusing high school students from physical education, and on Senate Bill 5961, which would transfer the Imagination Library of Washington from DCYF to OSPI. In both cases, the committee adopted proposed substitutes that narrowed or adjusted the bills, then voted them out of committee: SB 5952 was sent to Rules, and SB 5961 was sent to Ways and Means. The committee also heard Senate Bill 5969 on allowing an IEP transition plan to satisfy high school and beyond plan requirements; after discussion, a substitute was adopted that instead directs OSPI to reduce duplication in the statewide IEP system, and the bill was passed to Ways and Means. Later, the committee heard Senate Bill 5918, which would increase materials, supplies, and operating costs (MSOC) funding by $100 per student or $100,000 per district, whichever is greater, starting in the 2026-27 school year. Testimony from educators, administrators, school board members, PTA, and OSPI emphasized that districts are using local levy dollars to cover basic operating costs such as utilities, insurance, curriculum, and maintenance, leaving less for enrichment and forcing cuts or deferred purchases. One opponent argued against additional taxes and questioned the return on school spending. The sponsor framed the bill as necessary to meet the state’s paramount duty to fund basic education. The transcript then shifted to Senate Bill 5951 on school access to albuterol, which would allow schools to keep stock albuterol under a statewide standing order and let trained staff administer it under certain conditions; students, nurses, and advocates testified that stock albuterol could reduce absences and improve safety for students with asthma. Finally, the committee began hearing Senate Bill 6042 on school mapping, which would require school safety plans to include accurate, interoperable digital maps for first responders; the sponsor and emergency response witnesses said standardized maps are critical for coordinated, timely response in school emergencies.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, to come back to say but saying to put back in place or try to put in place a map, two maps that was
• I'm not arguing about the congressional maps. I'm talking about the state maps.
• >> Which map?
• map?
• His name was Thomas Hofeller. >> The map that you're trying to introduce. >> I'm not introducing a map

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• maps legal in the eyes of federal judges.
• maps legal in the eye of federal judges.
• Then you have the same map being litigated... Nonsense.
• Alabama map.
• We're going to stick with the one-district map.

Keywords: 1212, all

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• And this new map cuts that number down to just eight.
• The map that Republicans put out yesterday, in that map more than one-third of Texans, more than 10 million
• This map is a gross injustice. Dr.
• That means that if this map goes through, if it passes, this.
• This map is a gross injustice. Dr.

Keywords: redistricting, gerrymandering, Texas Democrats, voter suppression, Hakeem Jeffries, equitable representation, minority communities, legislative session, political motivations

Summary: Texas Democratic leaders and members of Congress held a press event in Austin with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to denounce the Republican-led special session and proposed congressional redistricting map. Speakers, including Lizzie Fletcher, Lloyd Doggett, Al Green, Joaquin Castro, Sylvia Garcia, and Greg Casar, argued that the session should instead focus on flood recovery after the Hill Country Independence Day floods, affordability, health care, the energy grid, and other state priorities. They said the new map was a partisan and racially discriminatory gerrymander designed to help Donald Trump and Texas Republicans gain seats, weaken minority voting power, and undermine free and fair elections. Several speakers said the current Texas map is already under legal challenge and claimed the proposed changes would further reduce the ability of Black and Latino communities to elect candidates of choice. They also tied the redistricting fight to broader national issues such as Medicaid, Social Security, tariffs, housing costs, and corruption. Jeffries said Texas Democrats would not “bend the knee” and pledged support for their efforts, while emphasizing that the fight would continue politically, in court, and through public organizing. In the question-and-answer portion, Jeffries said all options should be on the table to protect Texans, but that Texas Democrats would decide their own strategy. Fletcher said the immediate priority was informing the public about the rushed process, noting that many Texans testified before seeing a map and that the hearings were moving quickly. No formal vote or legislative action occurred at the event itself.

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• </c> map that we're under? map that we're under?
• </c> who drew those maps? who drew those maps?
• c> maps.
• Okay, now that was the map in maps. Okay, now that was the map in 2021. 2021. 2021. Correct.
• </c> Who drew that map? Who drew that map? It's the 2021 map. It's the 2021 map. Okay.

Bills: SB1

Keywords: special primary election, redistricting, State Senate districts, federal court ruling, injunction, vacated order, election calendar, 2026 general election, 2026 primary election, runoff election, party nominee, Governor proclamation, Alabama elections, district boundaries, court-ordered redistricting, special election, nomination process, Secretary of State, election law, 1136

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• </c> Jerry mandard is who controls the map Jerry mandard is who controls the map drawing<00:22:51.080
• </c><00:23:35.799><c> um</c> use it to Ram through Jerry Maps um use it to Ram through Jerry Maps um
• </c><00:23:46.799><c> um</c> commission vote to approve a map um commission vote to approve a map um
• </c><00:45:47.880><c> more</c> Interest might also um make maps more Interest might also um make maps
• </c> happens when you have Jerry Mander Maps happens when you have Jerry Mander Maps is<00:47:23.960>

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Upon completion of the wildfire hazard map and the base-level wildfire risk map for each county, the
• risk maps.
• a good new map, but that's the risk map.
• While DNR has now a much improved risk map, the hazard map referenced in this legislation exists only
• While DNR has now a much improved risk map, the hazard map referenced in this legislation exists only

Bills: SB5633, SB6279, SB6291, SB6274, SB6309, SB5903, SB6016, SB5820, SB6132, SB6189

Keywords: land subdivision, zoning, property development, local government authority, real estate, infrastructure, wildfire, wildland urban interface, WUI, building code, fire-resistant construction, defensible space, hazard map, risk map, state building code council, department of natural resources, fire marshal, regional fire defense board, roofing standards, exterior walls

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• Upon completion of the wildfire hazard map and the base-level wildfire risk map for each county, the
• This bill provides that upon completion of the statewide map and wildfire risk map for each county, the
• risk maps.
• So I feel like they are creating a good new map. But that's the risk map.
• While DNR now has a much improved risk map, the hazard map referenced in this legislation exists only

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee heard several land use and infrastructure bills. SB 5633 on subdivision of land drew the most discussion: staff described a broad rewrite that would move many subdivision decisions from legislative bodies to administrative personnel, limit or eliminate public hearings for preliminary plats, require notice to nearby landowners, set completeness and 100-day decision timelines, and streamline concurrent review of related permits. Builders, Realtors, and some cities supported the bill as a long-overdue modernization that could reduce delays and housing costs, while county and city representatives raised concerns about eliminating public hearings, implementation details, and local accountability. The committee also heard SB 6274 on street standards and frontage improvements, which would require jurisdictions to identify infrastructure barriers to infill and middle housing and periodically review street and frontage standards; supporters said frontage mandates can make housing infeasible, while local government witnesses warned about conflicts with safety, ADA, and transportation goals. SB 6309 on high-capacity transit permits would let Sound Transit apply for permits before acquiring property and before some land use decisions, and would allow certain development agreements and subdivision exemptions to speed transit delivery; Sound Transit and city representatives supported it, and the committee waived the five-day notice rule to hear it. The committee also took testimony on SB 6279, which would incorporate the wildland-urban interface code into the state building code after statewide wildfire maps are completed and require state and local coordination on defensible space and local amendments. Supporters framed it as needed wildfire resilience planning, while opponents from counties, builders, environmental groups, and local officials argued the bill was premature, too rigid, and potentially inconsistent with environmental laws, local conditions, and insurance realities; several asked for more local flexibility, clearer map processes, and changes to the timing and scope of adoption. SB 6291 would extend from two to four years the period during which local health jurisdiction staff may inspect on-site wastewater systems under supervision before certification; public health officials supported it as a workforce and training fix, saying the current timeline is too short and costly. The committee also heard SB 5903, SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 in executive session, adopted substitutes on some bills, and advanced SB 6016, SB 5820, SB 6132, and SB 6189 out of committee by due-pass votes, with SB 6016 receiving a substitute and a member noting support but remaining concerns.

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• And refused to let any of them see a map. I've been there and I can tell you.
• So he's demanded a rigged map, and he told Governor Abbott to make it happen.
• And this new map cuts that number down to just 8.
• The map that Republicans put out yesterday, in that map, more than 1/3 of Texans, more than 10 million
• This map is a gross injustice.

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• My students do dual language, so they're tested in English MAP and Spanish MAP, and so if we had a different
• And so how does the department currently use the MAP assessments?
• How does the department currently use MAP scores?
• and really liked using MAP.
• In 2025-2026, MAP is still the state-sponsored system, okay?

Bills: AB386

Keywords: AB386, Washoe County School District, reading assessment, literacy, elementary school, pupil assessment, statewide assessment, alternative assessment, reading proficiency, standards-based testing, valid and reliable test, State Board of Education, Department of Education, pilot program, school testing, assessment equivalency, education grant, Nevada education, NRS 388.157, school accountability

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• Uh, that map has been filed. It is the same map that the House passed out of committee last week.
• Uh, regarding this map that they would come today.
• We did not have a map for them to look at at that time.
• Uh Uh The had expressed a desire to see the map and I believed testify on that map.
• The map. Thank you Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Ms. Any other? Thoughts, OK.

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• These maps were then used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was submitted
• These maps were then used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was submitted
• These maps were then used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was submitted
• These maps were then used to draw a recommended legislative and congressional map, which was submitted
• the commission's map is the final<00:39:55.480><c> map</c><00:39:55.760><c> and</c><00:39:55.880><c>

Bills: HF550

Keywords: redistricting, Bipartisan Commission, Minnesota Constitution, census, legislative districts, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Jerry mandard is who controls the map Jerry mandard is who controls the map drawing<00:48:30.079
• </c><01:03:43.960><c> before</c><01:03:44.319><c> release</c> map they examine that map before release
• map they examine that map before release to<01:03:44.839><c> see</c><01:03:45.039><c> how</c><01:03:
• </c> the the systems available to draw maps the the systems available to draw maps have<01:03:57.279>
• </c><01:13:25.480><c> are</c> but because of the way that maps are but because of the way that maps are

Keywords: 1183, house