06 LC 18
5056
House
Bill 1138
By:
Representatives Drenner of the
86th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
provide for the composition of state house districts and, in particular, House
Districts 86 and 89; to provide for the election of such Representatives; to
provide when such Representatives so elected shall take office; to provide for
the continuation of present house districts until a certain time; to provide for
other related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws;
and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
(a)
The General Assembly recognizes that the apportionment of the house districts
for the 2004 elections was governed by the interim reapportionment plan entered
by order of the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Georgia in the case of Larios v. Cox, 314 F. Supp. 2d 1357 (N.D.Ga.
2004).
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the districts for House Districts 1 through 180 shall continue to be those districts as provided in the order of the United States District Court in the case of Larios v. Cox. On and after January 1, 2007, House Districts 86 and 89 shall be as described in a report which is attached to this Act and is made a part of this Act.
(c) The first members of the House of Representatives from House Districts 86 and 89 elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be those who are elected to take office on the convening date of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2007. Until that time the members of the House of Representatives elected from House Districts 86 and 89 under the interim court order in the case of Larios v. Cox shall continue to serve and shall represent the districts from which elected; and until that time the composition of the districts from which such members were elected shall remain the same. The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be effective, however, for the primary and general elections of 2006 for the purpose of electing members of the House of Representatives from House Districts 86 and 89 in 2006 who are to take office in 2007. Successors to those members shall likewise be elected under the provisions of this Act.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the districts for House Districts 1 through 180 shall continue to be those districts as provided in the order of the United States District Court in the case of Larios v. Cox. On and after January 1, 2007, House Districts 86 and 89 shall be as described in a report which is attached to this Act and is made a part of this Act.
(c) The first members of the House of Representatives from House Districts 86 and 89 elected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be those who are elected to take office on the convening date of the regular session of the General Assembly in 2007. Until that time the members of the House of Representatives elected from House Districts 86 and 89 under the interim court order in the case of Larios v. Cox shall continue to serve and shall represent the districts from which elected; and until that time the composition of the districts from which such members were elected shall remain the same. The provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall be effective, however, for the primary and general elections of 2006 for the purpose of electing members of the House of Representatives from House Districts 86 and 89 in 2006 who are to take office in 2007. Successors to those members shall likewise be elected under the provisions of this Act.
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.