83S10012 DRH-D
By: Darby H.B. No. 3
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of districts for the election of
members of the Texas House of Representatives.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The interim redistricting plan used to elect
members of the Texas House of Representatives in 2012 ordered by the
United States District Court for the Western District of Texas on
February 28, 2012, in the case of Perez, et al. v. Perry, et al. (No.
SA-11-CV-360), and identified as PLANH309 on the redistricting
computer system operated by the Texas Legislative Council, is
hereby ratified and adopted as the permanent plan for districts
used to elect members of the Texas House of Representatives.
SECTION 2. In making this enactment the legislature finds
that:
(1) the United States District Court for the Western
District of Texas properly applied the decision of the United
States Supreme Court on January 20, 2012, in Perry, et al. v. Perez,
et al., 565 U.S. ____ (2012) (per curiam), in the creation of the
district court's interim plan for Texas House of Representatives
districts for use in the 2012 elections;
(2) the district court's interim plan for Texas House
of Representatives districts complies with all federal and state
constitutional provisions or laws applicable to redistricting
plans, including the federal Voting Rights Act; and
(3) the adoption of the district court's interim plan
for Texas House of Representatives districts as a permanent plan by
the Texas Legislature will:
(A) diminish the expense of further time and
money by all parties in Texas' ongoing redistricting litigation;
(B) avoid disruption of the upcoming election
cycle; and
(C) provide certainty and continuity to the
citizens of Texas regarding the districts used to elect members of
the Texas House of Representatives.
SECTION 3. Chapter 1271 (H.B. 150), Acts of the 82nd
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011 (Article 195a-12, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes), is repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.