Florida SB 112: Reapportionment

Bill Text

112 
Reapportionment 
2025-10-07T07:26:31Z 
Citing this act as the "Voter Protection in Redistricting Act"; providing that congressional and state legislative district boundaries may be drawn only in the second year after the most recent federal decennial statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session or judicial reapportionment session, or according to federal law or court order, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 112 

 By Senator Jones 

 34-00169A-26 2026112__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to reapportionment; providing a short 
 3 title; creating s. 11.032, F.S.; providing that 
 4 congressional and state legislative district 
 5 boundaries may be drawn only in the second year after 
 6 the most recent federal decennial statewide census, 
 7 during an extraordinary apportionment session or 
 8 judicial reapportionment session, or according to 
 9 federal law or court order; providing an effective 
 10 date. 
 11 
 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 13 
 14 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Voter Protection 
 15 in Redistricting Act.” 
 16 Section 2. Section 11.032, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 17 read: 
 18 11.032 Reapportionment.—Congressional district boundaries 
 19 and state legislative district boundaries may be drawn only in 
 20 the second year after the most recent federal decennial 
 21 statewide census, during an extraordinary apportionment session 
 22 or judicial reapportionment in accordance with s. 16, Art. III 
 23 of the State Constitution, or according to federal law or court 
 24 order. 
 25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.