BILL ANALYSIS

 

 

Senate Research Center

H.B. 1

 

By: Hunter (Huffman)

 

Redistricting, Special

 

10/13/2021

 

Engrossed

 

 

 

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

Based upon data from the United States decennial census, the Texas Legislature redistricts state senate and house of representatives districts, as well as districts for the United States Congress and the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE).

 

H.B. 1 amends current law relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives based on recently released data from the 2020 United States Census.

 

H.B. 1 amends current law relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

ARTICLE I

 

SECTION 1. (a) Provides that the members of the Texas House of Representatives (house) are elected from the districts described by Article II of this Act.

 

(b) Provides that one member is elected from each district established by this Act.

 

ARTICLE II

 

SECTION 1. Sets forth the composition of District 1.

 

SECTION 2. Sets forth the composition of District 2.

 

SECTION 3. Sets forth the composition of District 3.

 

SECTION 4. Sets forth the composition of District 4.

 

SECTION 5. Sets forth the composition of District 5.

 

SECTION 6. Sets forth the composition of District 6.

 

SECTION 7. Sets forth the composition of District 7.

 

SECTION 8. Sets forth the composition of District 8.

 

SECTION 9. Sets forth the composition of District 9.

 

SECTION 10. Sets forth the composition of District 10.

 

SECTION 11. Sets forth the composition of District 11.

 

SECTION 12. Sets forth the composition of District 12.

 

SECTION 13. Sets forth the composition of District 13.

 

SECTION 14. Sets forth the composition of District 14.

 

SECTION 15. Sets forth the composition of District 15.

 

SECTION 16. Sets forth the composition of District 16.

 

SECTION 17. Sets forth the composition of District 17.

 

SECTION 18. Sets forth the composition of District 18.

 

SECTION 19. Sets forth the composition of District 19.

 

SECTION 20. Sets forth the composition of District 20.

 

SECTION 21. Sets forth the composition of District 21.

 

SECTION 22. Sets forth the composition of District 22.

 

SECTION 23. Sets forth the composition of District 23.

 

SECTION 24. Sets forth the composition of District 24.

 

SECTION 25. Sets forth the composition of District 25.

 

SECTION 26. Sets forth the composition of District 26.

 

SECTION 27. Sets forth the composition of District 27.

 

SECTION 28. Sets forth the composition of District 28.

 

SECTION 29. Sets forth the composition of District 29.

 

SECTION 30. Sets forth the composition of District 30.

 

SECTION 31. Sets forth the composition of District 31.

 

SECTION 32. Sets forth the composition of District 32.

 

SECTION 33. Sets forth the composition of District 33.

 

SECTION 34. Sets forth the composition of District 34.

 

SECTION 35. Sets forth the composition of District 35.

 

SECTION 36. Sets forth the composition of District 36.

 

SECTION 37. Sets forth the composition of District 37.

 

SECTION 38. Sets forth the composition of District 38.

 

SECTION 39. Sets forth the composition of District 39.

 

SECTION 40. Sets forth the composition of District 40.

 

SECTION 41. Sets forth the composition of District 41.

 

SECTION 42. Sets forth the composition of District 42.

 

SECTION 43. Sets forth the composition of District 43.

 

SECTION 44. Sets forth the composition of District 44.

 

SECTION 45. Sets forth the composition of District 45.

 

SECTION 46. Sets forth the composition of District 46.

 

SECTION 47. Sets forth the composition of District 47.

 

SECTION 48. Sets forth the composition of District 48.

 

SECTION 49. Sets forth the composition of District 49.

 

SECTION 50. Sets forth the composition of District 50.

 

SECTION 51. Sets forth the composition of District 51.

 

SECTION 52. Sets forth the composition of District 52.

 

SECTION 53. Sets forth the composition of District 53.

 

SECTION 54. Sets forth the composition of District 54.

 

SECTION 55. Sets forth the composition of District 55.

 

SECTION 56. Sets forth the composition of District 56.

 

SECTION 57. Sets forth the composition of District 57.

 

SECTION 58. Sets forth the composition of District 58.

 

SECTION 59. Sets forth the composition of District 59.

 

SECTION 60. Sets forth the composition of District 60.

 

SECTION 61. Sets forth the composition of District 61.

 

SECTION 62. Sets forth the composition of District 62.

 

SECTION 63. Sets forth the composition of District 63.

 

SECTION 64. Sets forth the composition of District 64.

 

SECTION 65. Sets forth the composition of District 65.

 

SECTION 66. Sets forth the composition of District 66.

 

SECTION 67. Sets forth the composition of District 67.

 

SECTION 68. Sets forth the composition of District 68.

 

SECTION 69. Sets forth the composition of District 69.

 

SECTION 70. Sets forth the composition of District 70.

 

SECTION 71. Sets forth the composition of District 71.

 

SECTION 72. Sets forth the composition of District 72.

 

SECTION 73. Sets forth the composition of District 73.

 

SECTION 74. Sets forth the composition of District 74.

 

SECTION 75. Sets forth the composition of District 75.

 

SECTION 76. Sets forth the composition of District 76.

 

SECTION 77. Sets forth the composition of District 77.

 

SECTION 78. Sets forth the composition of District 78.

 

SECTION 79. Sets forth the composition of District 79.

 

SECTION 80. Sets forth the composition of District 80.

 

SECTION 81. Sets forth the composition of District 81.

 

SECTION 82. Sets forth the composition of District 82.

 

SECTION 83. Sets forth the composition of District 83.

 

SECTION 84. Sets forth the composition of District 84.

 

SECTION 85. Sets forth the composition of District 85.

 

SECTION 86. Sets forth the composition of District 86.

 

SECTION 87. Sets forth the composition of District 87.

 

SECTION 88. Sets forth the composition of District 88.

 

SECTION 89. Sets forth the composition of District 89.

 

SECTION 90. Sets forth the composition of District 90.

 

SECTION 91. Sets forth the composition of District 91.

 

SECTION 92. Sets forth the composition of District 92.

 

SECTION 93. Sets forth the composition of District 93.

 

SECTION 94. Sets forth the composition of District 94.

 

SECTION 95. Sets forth the composition of District 95.

 

SECTION 96. Sets forth the composition of District 96.

 

SECTION 97. Sets forth the composition of District 97.

 

SECTION 98. Sets forth the composition of District 98.

 

SECTION 99. Sets forth the composition of District 99.

 

SECTION 100. Sets forth the composition of District 100.

 

SECTION 101. Sets forth the composition of District 101.

 

SECTION 102. Sets forth the composition of District 102.

 

SECTION 103. Sets forth the composition of District 103.

 

SECTION 104. Sets forth the composition of District 104.

 

SECTION 105. Sets forth the composition of District 105.

 

SECTION 106. Sets forth the composition of District 106.

 

SECTION 107. Sets forth the composition of District 107.

 

SECTION 108. Sets forth the composition of District 108.

 

SECTION 109. Sets forth the composition of District 109.

 

SECTION 110. Sets forth the composition of District 110.

 

SECTION 111. Sets forth the composition of District 111.

 

SECTION 112. Sets forth the composition of District 112.

 

SECTION 113. Sets forth the composition of District 113.

 

SECTION 114. Sets forth the composition of District 114.

 

SECTION 115. Sets forth the composition of District 115.

 

SECTION 116. Sets forth the composition of District 116.

 

SECTION 117. Sets forth the composition of District 117.

 

SECTION 118. Sets forth the composition of District 118.

 

SECTION 119. Sets forth the composition of District 119.

 

SECTION 120. Sets forth the composition of District 120.

 

SECTION 121. Sets forth the composition of District 121.

 

SECTION 122. Sets forth the composition of District 122.

 

SECTION 123. Sets forth the composition of District 123.

 

SECTION 124. Sets forth the composition of District 124.

 

SECTION 125. Sets forth the composition of District 125.

 

SECTION 126. Sets forth the composition of District 126.

 

SECTION 127. Sets forth the composition of District 127.

 

SECTION 128. Sets forth the composition of District 128.

 

SECTION 129. Sets forth the composition of District 129.

 

SECTION 130. Sets forth the composition of District 130.

 

SECTION 131. Sets forth the composition of District 131.

 

SECTION 132. Sets forth the composition of District 132.

 

SECTION 133. Sets forth the composition of District 133.

 

SECTION 134. Sets forth the composition of District 134.

 

SECTION 135. Sets forth the composition of District 135.

 

SECTION 136. Sets forth the composition of District 136.

 

SECTION 137. Sets forth the composition of District 137.

 

SECTION 138. Sets forth the composition of District 138.

 

SECTION 139. Sets forth the composition of District 139.

 

SECTION 140. Sets forth the composition of District 140.

 

SECTION 141. Sets forth the composition of District 141.

 

SECTION 142. Sets forth the composition of District 142.

 

SECTION 143. Sets forth the composition of District 143.

 

SECTION 144. Sets forth the composition of District 144.

 

SECTION 145. Sets forth the composition of District 145.

 

SECTION 146. Sets forth the composition of District 146.

 

SECTION 147. Sets forth the composition of District 147.

 

SECTION 148. Sets forth the composition of District 148.

 

SECTION 149. Sets forth the composition of District 149.

 

SECTION 150. Sets forth the composition of District 150.

 

ARTICLE III

 

SECTION 1. Defines "tract," "block group," and "block" for purposes of this Act.

 

SECTION 2. Provides that it is the intent of the Texas Legislature (legislature) that if any county, tract, block group, block, or other geographic area has erroneously been left out of this Act, a court reviewing this Act should include that area in the appropriate district in accordance with the intent of the legislature, using any available evidence of that intent, including evidence such as that used by the Supreme Court of Texas in Smith v. Patterson, 111 Tex. 535, 242 S.W. 749 (1922).

 

SECTION 3. (a) Provides that this Act supersedes all previous enactments or orders adopting districts for the house. Provides that all previous acts of the legislature adopting districts for the house are repealed.

 

(b) Repealer: Chapter 2 (S.B. 3) (relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the house), Acts of the 83rd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 2013 (Article 195a-13, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

 

SECTION 4. Provides that the districts described by Article II of this Act apply to the election of the members of the house beginning with the primary and general elections in 2022 for members of the 88th Legislature. Provides that this Act does not affect the membership or districts of the house of the 87th Texas Legislature.

 

SECTION 5. Effective date: upon passage or the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.