The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Suzanne G. Morain.
DIGEST
SB 1 Original 2022 First Extraordinary Session Cortez
Present constitution (Const. Art. III, ยง6(A)) requires the legislature, by the end of the year following
the year in which the state's population is reported to the president of the U.S. for each decennial
federal census, to reapportion the representation in each house as equally as practicable on the basis
of population shown by the census.
Proposed law redraws district boundaries for the 39 Senate districts effective upon signature of the
governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action for purposes of the 2023 election.
Proposed law retains present districts until 10:00 a.m., January 8, 2024, at which time present law
is repealed and proposed districts are effective for all other purposes.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those precincts identified
as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the state
of La. as validated through the data verification program of the La. legislature. Also specifies that
if any such precinct has been subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a
nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on a geographic basis
in accordance with present law, the enumeration of the general precinct designation shall include all
nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof. Further provides that the territorial limits of
the districts as enacted shall continue in effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent
change made to the precincts by the parish governing authority.
Population data in the summaries accompanying this digest are derived from 2020 Census
Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), Summary File for Louisiana. Population data, statistical
information, and maps are supplied for purposes of information and analysis and comprise no part
of proposed law.
Effective for election purposes only for the regular legislative elections in 2023; effective for other
purposes at 10:00 a.m., January 8, 2024.
(Adds R.S. 24:35.1; repeals R.S. 24:35)