Today, the Florida Senate is scheduled for an approximately 3:30 p.m. Session in which they are expected to concur with the state legislative and congressional redistricting maps, as approved by the Florida House on Friday, February 3.  The three maps are as follows:

State House Map: SJR 1176 (plan H000H9049)

• Bill Information
• Statewide Google Map
• Statewide PDF Map
• Redistricting Plan Data Report
• District by County – Shares of Population
• Census and ACS Summary Statistics CSV Spreadsheet
• Bill Analysis
• Download the KMZ File for use in MyDistrictBuilder
• Northwest Area Map
• Big Bend Area Map
• Southwest Area Map
• Northeast Area Map
• East Central Area Map
• Southeast Area Map

Congressional Map: SB 1174 (plan H000C9047)

• Bill Information
• Statewide Google Map
• Statewide PDF Map
• Redistricting Plan Data Report
• District by County – Shares of Population
• Census and ACS Summary Statistics CSV Spreadsheet
• Bill Analysis
• Download the KMZ File for use in MyDistrictBuilder
• Northwest Area Map
• Big Bend Area Map
• Southwest Area Map
• Northeast Area Map
• East Central Area Map
• Southeast Area Map

State Senate Map: SJR 1176 (plan S0009008)

• Bill Information
• Statewide Google Map
• Statewide PDF Map
• Redistricting Plan Data Report
• District by County – Shares of Population
• Census and ACS Summary Statistics CSV Spreadsheet
• Bill Analysis
• Download the KMZ File for use in MyDistrictBuilder
• Northwest Area Map
• Big Bend Area Map
• Southwest Area Map
• Northeast Area Map
• East Central Area Map
• Southeast Area Map

To learn more about how the process evolved to this point, check out the following resources:

• House Journal with Complete Remarks from the House Floor on February 2-3 (pages 13-125)
• History of Amendments Considered to Redistricting Legislation by the Florida House and House Committees
• House Office of Public Information: OPI Pulse – Redistricting 2012 (updated Feb 1, 2012)
• Video: The Role of Public Input in the Florida House’s Proposed Redistricting Maps (Jan 20, 2012)
• Video Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
• Podcast Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
• Email Update and Press Release Archives

• State House Map: SJR 1176 (plan H000H9049) – Google Maps - PDF map – Data and More Info
• Congressional Map: SB 1174 (plan H000C9047) – Google Maps – PDF map –Data and More Info
• State Senate Map: SJR 1176 (plan S0009008) – Google Maps – PDF map – Data and More Info

The three maps must still receive approval from the entire membership of the Florida House of Representatives.  The Florida Senate would also have to concur on the State House and Congressional maps.  The State Senate map is identical to the map approved by the Florida Senate.

The maps that passed the Committee are:

• State House Map: HJR 6011 (plan H000H9049) – Google Maps - PDF map – Blog – Data and More Info
• Congressional Map: HB 6005 (plan H000C9047) – Google Maps – PDF map – Blog – Data and More Info
• State Senate Map: HJR 6001 (plan S0009008) – Google Maps – PDF map – Blog – Data and More Info

When the full membership of the House convenes this Thursday and Friday, February 2-3, on the House Floor, the maps above will be considered for questions, amendments and debate. 

Last week, the House approved special procedures for the Redistricting Committee and the House Floor for redistricting amendments to ensure that members of the House and the public have an opportunity to view any amendments before they are voted upon.  Click here to view those special amendment procedures.

To learn more about the Florida House’s redistricting process thus far, check out the resources below:

• Video: The Role of Public Input in the Florida House’s Proposed Redistricting Maps
• Video Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
• Podcast Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
• House Office of Public Information: OPI Pulse – Redistricting 2012 (or see below)

• State House map: Amendment 1 (H000H9049) to HJR 6011 (H000H9027) by Vice Chair Precourt
• State House map: Amendment 2 (SPUBH0177) to HJR 6011 (H000H9027) by Chair Weatherford
• Congressional map: Amendment 1 (H000C9047) to HB 6005 (H000C9043) by Vice Chair Precourt
• Congressional map: Amendment 2 (SPUBC0170) to HB 6005 (H000C9043) by Chair Weatherford
• State Senate map: Amendment 1 (S000S9008) to HJR 6001 (S000S9004) by Vice Chair Precourt

Regarding the amendments filed by Redistricting Committee Chairman Weatherford, those amendments were filed as a courtesy to the League of Women Voters, the National Council of La Raza and Common Cause, who collectively asked that their proposed redistricting plans be formally considered by the Committee.

Tomorrow’s Redistricting Committee meeting time will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in 404 of the House Office Building.  Visit the Florida Channel at http://thefloridachannel.org/ to watch the live webcast of the meeting.

• Congress: HB 6005 (map 9043)
• State House: HB 6011 (map 9027)

Visit here for more details about each.

Rather than wait till their January 27 Committee meeting to narrow the options, Committee members discussed how narrowing down the options yesterday would give the public and members of the House a clear picture of what will be voted on and what to draft amendments to.

Following the meeting, Committee Chairman Will Weatherford issued a statement: “Today, the Members of the House Redistricting Committee agreed to focus on a single state House map and a single Congressional map. As chairman of the committee, I appreciate the many suggestions from the public, which are helping to ensure our options for maps further reflect the wishes of cities and communities across the state.”

During the meeting, Committee members heard presentations on additional public input that has been received since the House first released its options on December 6, 2011.  That public input includes written testimony, which is viewable by clicking here, and several recent maps submitted by the public, which are available at http://mydistrictbuilderplanexplorer.wordpress.com/.

Committee members and the audience also viewed the video presentation below by the House’s Office of Public Information regarding how citizen testimony has been used to craft the House’s options for redistricting.

• What: House Redistricting Committee Meeting
• Date: Friday, January 20, 2012
• Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. EST
• Location: 404 House Office Building, Tallahassee, FL
• View Live: House Broadcasts

During the workshop, Members will discuss the three proposed state House maps, three proposed congressional maps and one proposed state Senate map with the purpose of thoroughly reviewing the maps and all public comment associated with them.  If you have not yet expressed your opinion on the House’s proposed maps, we are still eager to hear from you. You may view the proposed maps by visiting the Florida House of Representatives Redistricting Bill page.  After reviewing the House’s proposals, we encourage you to offer public comment via any of the methods below:

• Send an email
• Post comments via Facebook
• Send us a Tweet
• Chime in on the Redistricting Public Input blog
• Use MyDistrictBuilder to illustrate your suggestions
• Communicate to us via your legislators
• Come speak at tomorrow’s  workshop in Tallahassee

From: Weatherford, Will
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 8:42 AM
Subject: House Redistricting Committee Timeline for Weeks 2-3 of Session

Dear Members of the Committee,

As you know, on Monday the House’s redistricting subcommittees approved seven proposed committee bills regarding state legislative and congressional redistricting.  The bills are numbered as follows:

• HJR 6001 – PCB SRS 12-01 – by Representative Nehr – State Senate Map S000S9004
• HB 6003 -  PCB CRS 12-05  – by Representative Legg – Congressional Map H000C9041
• HB 6005 –  PCB CRS 12-06 – by Representative Legg – Congressional Map H000C9043
• HB 6007 -  PCB CRS 12-07 – by Representative Legg – Congressional Map H000C9045
• HJR 6009 – PCB HRS 12-01 – by Representative Schenck – State House Map H000H9025
• HJR 6011 – PCB HRS 12-02 – by Representative Schenck – State House Map H000H9027
• HJR 6013 – PCB HRS 12-05 – by Representative Schenck – State House Map H000H9031

It is important that each of you and the public have another opportunity to review the maps and offer additional thoughts prior to the Committee’s selection and approval of a State House map, a State Senate map, and a congressional map.

For planning purposes, our Committee’s expected timeline for Weeks 2-3 of Session is as follows:

• Friday, January 20, 2012 – (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) – the Redistricting Committee will conduct a workshop of the seven redistricting bills listed above.  The Committee will not be taking any votes during this meeting. 
• The workshop will be segmented into two parts. The first half of the meeting will be devoted to a review of public input received since the House’s options for congressional and state legislative maps were first published on December 6, 2011.  Our staff are soliciting further public input specific to the proposals above.  Additionally, we will be allowing public comment on the proposed maps at the meeting. The second part of the meeting will be devoted to staff presentations of the proposed maps.
• Friday, January 27, 2012 – (9.am. to 1 p.m.) – the Redistricting Committee will meet to take up and vote on one State House map, one congressional map, the State Senate map, and any timely filed amendments that pertain to those maps.

Note that pursuant to House Rule 7.12(b), the House Rules & Calendar Committee plans to meet and recommend a special procedures for redistricting amendment deadlines to be considered by the House prior to the Redistricting Committee meeting on January 27.  It is expected that the deadlines will be similar to those used for redistricting subcommittees during the recent Interim Committee meetings.

The maps and additional information regarding the bills listed above can be viewed at at http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Redistricting/Redistricting2012.aspx.

If you have any questions or need for additional information, please feel free to contact me or our Committee’s staff.

Sincerely,

Will Weatherford

www.floridaredistricting.org

• HJR 6001 - Senate Map S000S9004
• HB 6003 - Congressional Map H000C9041  
• HB 6005 - Congressional Map H000C9043 
• HB 6007 – Congressional Map H000C9045 
• HJR 6009 - House Map H000H9025 
• HJR 6011 – House Map H000H9027 
• HJR 6013 – House Map H000H9031 

The bills can be viewed by clicking the links above.  For additional information (maps, data and more) on each bill visit http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Redistricting/Redistricting2012.aspx.

The House Redistricting Subcommittee approved 3 of 5 proposed State House maps.

• PCB HRS 12-01 – as amended with map H000H9025
• PCB HRS 12-02 – as amended with map H000H9027
• PCB HRS 12-05 – as amended with map H000H9031

The Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee approved 3 of 7 proposed congressional maps.

• PCB CRS 12-05 – as amended with map H000H9041
• PCB CRS 12-06 – as amended with map H000H9043
• PCB CRS 12-07 – as amended with map H000H9045

The Senate Redistricting Subcommittee approved a single State Senate map, a map originally authored by the Florida Senate’s Committee on Reapportionment.

• PCB SRS 12-01 – map S000S9004

Visit http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Redistricting/Redistricting2012.aspx to learn more about the options that passed.

Want to watch the replay of today’s subcommittee meetings?  Visit the Florida Channel at http://thefloridachannel.org/featured-stories/redistricting/.