2021 Redistricting at the Capitol GGA Special Session
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Current legislative partisan composition:
House Redistricting committee: 10-R/7-D
House: 103-R/76-D
Senate Redistricting committee: 10-R/5-D. Of 10-R, Sen. Jeff Mullis is ex-oficio (and can vote)
Senate: 34-R/22-D
References
Georgia Explorer (Sara Hodges of FDGA)
GGA Special Session schedule (links to bill status)
Bill timeline
date | GGA action | SB1EX -Senate bill by Chair Senate map | SB4EX - Dem Caucus bill Senate map | HB1EX -House bill by Chair, House map | HB4EX - Dem caucus, House map | SB2EX - Senate bill by Chair, Congressional map | HB2EX, House bill by Chair, Congressional map | HB5EX - House bill by Dem caucus, Congressional map |
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9/27/21 | submit to LCRO, congressional map by senate |
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| Senate submitted congressional map to LCRO. Sara later added to Georgia Explorer. Also later, PGP report card grades it a “C” |
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10/21/21 | submit to LCRO, congressional map by Dem caucus |
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| House and Senate Democratic Caucus released Congressional map LC 47 1149. Submitted to LCRO |
10/22/21 |
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| PGP graded “B” https://gerrymander.princeton.edu/redistricting-report-card/?planId=recQWnjf3WNpE8ZlC Added to Georgia Explorer map |
10/28 | submit to LCRO, senate map |
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10/29 | submit to LCRO, house map |
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| submitted map to LCRO |
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11/2/21 | submit to LCRO house and senate maps | submitted to LCRO LC471159 |
| Submitted to LCRO LC471162/A |
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11/2 |
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| map LCRO LC471162/A added to Georgia Explorer |
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11/3/21 (Wednesday) | house read and assigned house map |
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11/3 | house reads and assigns congressional map |
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| HB2EX bill for Congressional map is a template; no map attached, no map submitted to LCRO. |
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11/3/21 | senate read referred senate map | committee approved guidelines, discussed process. No public input |
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11/3 | senate reads and refers congressional map |
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| SB2EX congressional map is filed as a template, no map is included. A map was filed on 9/27 with LCRO and PGP grades it a “C” |
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11/3 | senate committee meets | xxx |
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11/4 | submit to LCRO senate map | Submitted to LCRO LC471165S (second map). PGP analysis complete on LC471159 (first map) |
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11/4/21 | house first read and assigned | xx |
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11/4/2 | senate committee meets | senate committee meets. Public input. Kennedy reviews map (LC471165S ). Janet Grant testifies, Sen. G Butler asks to delay next meeting, “more time”. Also FDGA members testify: Karen Davenport, DJ Horton, , and Priscilla Smith, |
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11/4/21 | senate first read and referred senate dem map
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11/5/21 |
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11/5 | senate committee favorably passes senate map by substitute | senate committee meeting. Sen G. Butler reviews Democratic map. Public comment. Ken Lawler testifies, Sen. Butler formally proposed delay; not-passed. Passes Chair’s map. Vote: 9/4 | Sen G Butler reviews map in committee |
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11/8/21 (Monday) | submit to LCRO house map |
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| Submit to LCRO LC471163S/HS. |
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11/8 | house committee hearing |
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11/8/21 | senate committee passed by substitute, senate map | Same action as 11/5; this is the date officially recorded. Passed Rules committee on 11/8 |
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11/9/21 | senate passed by substitute, senate map. Minority report filed | Senate met from 10a-2p. Vote: 34R/21D along party lines (Tate of 38th excused due to health) | Senator G. Butler submits bill to floor (bypasses committee vote). |
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11/9/21 | house committee pass by substitute, house map |
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11/10/21 10:00 am | house passed, house map |
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| votes 99/79 Margeret Oliver raised issues with Decatur, where precinct split possibly in error; no voters in add’l district. video |
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11/10 4:30 | house committee meets |
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11/11 | senate committee favorably pass. | committee meeting: xx |
| senate committee pass. Votes: 8/4 Rep. B. Rich reviewed map. Public comment. Decatur mayor requested change to apparent error in splitting precinct. Elena Parent presents. Karen McCown presents |
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11/12 (Friday) | house favorably reported, senate map |
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11/12 | senate favorably reported house map |
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| On senate floor, Senator Parent asks for name of consultant for VRA analysis. |
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11/17 | submit to LCRO joint senate-house congressional map |
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| congressional map of 11/17 submitted by House and Senate committee chairs. This is map LC 47 1166S and is attached to SB2EX | map LC 47 1161/a attached to HB2EX. Not the same LC as the other map submitted that day? |
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11/17 3:00 | house committee hearing on congressional map |
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| public input. Rep. Rich presented map. Ken Lawler presented. | Rep James presented map in committee hearing |
11/17, 1:30 | senate committee hearing on congressional map |
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| Sen Kennedy presented map. map LC 47 1166S is attached to bill (not the same LC as house bill). Public input Ken Lawler presented. |
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11/18 | senate committee meets |
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11/18 | house committee meets |
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| public input . Ken Lawler speaks. Rep. Thomas says US D 13 split into US D 14, (Austell), also FDGA members: Karen Davenport, Julia Leon, xx |
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11/20 | house committee meets |
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| public input. SB2EX presented for vote. Rep. Alexander proposes amendment by substituting map LC118415 (Dem. Caucus map) and vote fails 4/10. Then vote on SB2EX as proposed, and passed 10/4. |
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