Committee

Bill Number

Author, Party & District

Summary

LWV Position

Remarks

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 562

Glover (D)
Redistricting

Constitutional Amendment—Provides relative to a redistricting commission

Watching—While LWV of Louisiana has taken no position yet on redistricting commissions, Leagues in Arizona, California, and Ohio have defended redistricting commissions in their states.

Pending H&GA (5/5)

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 712

Duplessis (D)
Redistricting

Provides relative to the districts of the elected members of the United States Congress

Support—The proposed map adds a second minority opportunity congressional district alongside the current second congressional district, which the LWV of Louisiana has called for in coalition with other groups.

Pending H&GA (5/5)

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 738

Duplessis (D)
Redistricting

Provides for the redistricting of the Supreme Court

Watching—The proposed map redraws district for the Louisiana Supreme Court, which has not had new districts for a quarter century, and 2/7 seats appear to be majority-minority, consistent wt. However, this bill maintains the current 7-seat court, which SB 288 could change.

Pending H&GA (5/5)

Senate & Governmental Affairs

SB 288

Hewitt (R)
Courts

Constitutional Amendment—increases the composition of the Louisiana Supreme court from 6 to 8 associate justices

Watching—The LWV of Louisiana has previously called for 2/7 districts to be majority-minority districts and will want to ensure that 3/9 of the proposed districts are majority minority to promote greater racial justice in our judiciary and particularly the criminal justice system

Pending S& GA (5/5).

Senate & Governmental Affairs

SB 307

Fields (D)
Redistricting

Provides relative to the districts of the Louisiana Supreme Court

Watching— The proposed map redraws district for the Louisiana Supreme Court, which has not had new districts for a quarter century, and 2/7 seats appear to be majority-minority, consistent wt. However, this bill maintains the current 7-seat court, which SB 288 could change.

Pending S& GA (4/5).

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 608

Stefanski (R)

Redistricting

Provides relative to districts for the United States Congress

Same as HB 1/SB 5

Pending H&GA (4/26)

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 609

Stefanski (R)

Redistricting

Provides relative to districts for the House of Representatives

Pending H&GA (4/26)

House & Governmental Affairs

HB 815

Jefferson (D)
Elections/School Boards

Provides relative to the election districts for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Watching--??? Looks designed to add maj-min district, but Dist 4 very strange and divides Dist 5. Some other lines may bear extra scrutiny.

Pending H&GA (4/26)

Senate & Governmental Affairs

SB 308

Hewitt (R)

Redistricting

Provides for redistricting of the Supreme Court.

Provides a Supreme Court bill that the redistricting session did not. Contains the present 7 districts. Need to check that 2/7 districts are majority-minority, which is unlikely.

Senate & Governmental Affairs

SB 309

Hewitt (R)

Redistricting

Provides for redistricting of the Supreme Court.

Provides a Supreme Court bill that the redistricting session did not. Contains 9 districts, in the event that SB 288 passes. Need to check that 3/9 districts are majority-minority, which is unlikely