Florida House Approves State Legislative and Congressional Maps

The Florida House of Representatives today approved House, Senate and Congressional maps.  The redistricting maps approved by the House of Representatives include:

• 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

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State House, Congressional and State Senate Maps Approved for the House Floor

Friday, the House Redistricting Committee approved House, Senate and Congressional maps to serve as Florida’s political boundaries for the next decade.  Click here to view the post meeting press gaggle with Redistricting Committee Chair Will Weatherford.

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)

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Redistricting Amendments Filed For The January 27 Committee Meeting

Listed below are 5 timely filed amendments to redistricting legislation for Friday January 27, 2012.  All of the amendments were submitted as a complete plan.  If you visit http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Redistricting/Redistricting2012.aspx, under the “Pending Amendments” section you will find maps and resources for each amendment.  Additionally, a summary of the amendments can be found by clicking here.

• 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.

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House Redistricting Committee Timeline for Weeks 2-3 of Session

The House Redistricting Committee’s timeline for Weeks 2-3 of the 2012 Legislative Session is explained below in an email the Committee’s Chairman Will Weatherford sent to the Members of the Committee this morning.

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

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Florida House’s Options for Maps to Be Released Next Week

The House Redistricting Committee will meet on Tuesday, December 6.  Members will receive several options of House, Senate and Congressional maps and an overview of each option provided by Chairman Will Weatherford. 

On Thursday, December 8, the House, Senate, and Congressional Subcommittees will meet to workshop the various map options made available on Tuesday.

The House and Congressional Subcommittees will review maps prepared by staff of the House Redistricting Committee.  The Senate Subcommittee will begin the workshopping process by reviewing the State Senate map proposed by the Florida Senate as well as a State Senate map that was submitted by the Florida State Conference of the NAACP. 

Copies of the maps will be posted online Tuesday (approximately noon) at http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Redistricting/Redistricting2012.aspx, and made available to the public and members of the media during the meetings on both Tuesday and Thursday.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

• House Redistricting Committee, 2-3 pm, 404 House Office Building

Thursday, December 8, 2011

• Congressional Redistricting Subcommittee, 12-2 pm, 404 House Office Building
• Senate Redistricting Subcommittee, 12-2 pm, Morris Hall (17 House Office Building)
• House Redistricting Subcommittee, 2:30-6 pm, 404 House Office Building

To watch live, visit the Florida Channel at http://thefloridachannel.org/.  To watch video replays, visit the Florida Channel’s redistricting archive page at http://thefloridachannel.org/featured-stories/redistricting/.

 

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3 Significant Points from September 19 Redistricting Committees

Monday, September 19 – The Florida House’s Redistricting Committee and its Subcommittees began the process of reviewing and discussing the public input gathered at this summer’s 26 community meetings and input obtained via proposed maps and other written suggestions from Florida residents.  Three significant points from Monday’s meetings:

1. Redistricting Committee Chairman Will Weatherford suggested that the public submit any new ideas (via MyDistrictBuilder, in writing, via social media, etc.) for redistricting maps before November 1.  Public comment will still be welcomed and needed throughout the redistricting process.  However, public input in November and thereafter will have to be utilized in response to legislative proposals that are already working their way through the process.

2. Weatherford set a goal for the House, Senate and Congressional Redistricting Subcommittees to each approve of at least three complete options for their respective maps.  This means that the Redistricting Committee will have for its consideration at least three redistricting maps for Congress, three for the State House and three for the State Senate.

3. The Redistricting Committee rolled out public input summary documents for Northwest Florida, Northeast and North Central Florida, Central Florida and Southeast Florida.  These documents are available via www.floridaredistricting.org.  Summary documents for Southwest Florida and citizen-proposed statewide redistricting maps will be made available by early October.

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Talking About Redistricting and Public Meetings…

This morning House Redistricting Chairman Will Weatherford spoke with The Morning Show’s (100.7 WFLA Tallahassee) Preston Scott and Eric Eggers about redistricting, the upcoming public meetings and MyDistrictBuilder.

You can listen to the audio replay by clicking here.

You can also check out our new public meeting informational flyer below to learn about the meetings and share with others who might want to participate in Florida’s redistricting process.

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Video Update: www.floridaredistricting.org’s Page 2 and Page 3

Take a tour of the changes to www.floridaredistricting.org, including its Page 2 and Page 3.

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Video Update: Chairman Weatherford’s Opening Remarks

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