SB621: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 621

October 20, 2021 - Introduced by Senator LeMahieu, cosponsored by Representative Vos. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.

SB621,1,2 An Act to repeal and recreate subchapter III of chapter 4 [precedes 4.01] of the statutes; relating to: legislative redistricting.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill redistricts, according to the number of inhabitants, the legislative districts of this state based on the results of the 2020 federal decennial census of population. The bill maintains the number of assembly districts at 99 and the number of senate districts at 33. All assembly districts created by the bill are composed of whole counties or municipalities or U.S. census tracts or blocks (subunits of tracts) reflecting population and boundaries as of April 1, 2020. In accordance with article IV, section 5, of the state constitution, no assembly district created under the bill is divided in the creation of a senate district.

Current law requires legislative districts to be substantially equal in population. The table below illustrates, for the assembly and senate districts proposed under the bill, the numeric amount and the percentage by which the districts with the smallest and largest populations deviate from the ideal population for the same type of district. The population figures contained in the table are derived from the results of the federal decennial census. - See PDF for table

The bill also requires the legislative reference bureau, in enrolling any redistricting plan that has passed both houses of the legislature, to attach an updated appendix that includes all of the following: the population statistics for the legislative districts created under the bill; a statewide map of the legislative districts created under the bill; a map of the legislative districts created under the bill that are in Milwaukee County; and, with certain exceptions, a detail map illustrating the division of any city, village, or town among two or more legislative districts.

For further information, see the appendix printed at the end of this bill. The appendix was prepared by the legislative reference bureau and contains the following information: population statistics for the 33 senate districts and the 99 assembly districts, a statewide map of senate districts, a statewide map of assembly districts (displayed over two pages), a map of Milwaukee County showing the assembly district boundaries in that county, and a map of Dane County showing the assembly district boundaries in that county. The population data contained in the appendix is derived from the federal decennial census.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SB621,1 Section 1. Subchapter III of chapter 4 [precedes 4.01] of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

SB621,2,3 chapter 4

SB621,2,5 subchapter III assembly districts

SB621,2,7 4.01 First assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the first assembly district:

SB621,2,8 (1) Whole counties. Door and Kewaunee.

SB621,2,9 (2) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,2,10 (a) The towns of Eaton, Green Bay, Humboldt, and Scott.

SB621,2,12 (b) That part of the city of Green Bay comprising U.S. census tract 20100, blocks 1010, 1011, 1017, 1018, 1019, and 1020.

SB621,2,14 4.02 Second assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 2nd assembly district:

SB621,3,1 (1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,3,2 (a) The towns of Holland, Lawrence, Morrison, and Wrightstown.

SB621,3,3 (b) That part of the village of Wrightstown located in the county.

SB621,3,4 (c) The city of De Pere.

SB621,3,6 (2) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,3,7 (a) The towns of Cooperstown, Gibson, Mishicot, Two Creeks, and Two Rivers.

SB621,3,8 (b) The villages of Maribel and Mishicot.

SB621,3,9 (c) The city of Two Rivers.

SB621,3,11 (3) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of that part of the village of Wrightstown located in the county.

SB621,3,13 4.03 Third assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 3rd assembly district:

SB621,3,15 (1) Calumet County. That part of Calumet County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,3,16 (a) The towns of Brillion, Harrison, Rantoul, and Woodville.

SB621,3,17 (b) The villages of Hilbert, Potter, and Sherwood.

SB621,3,18 (c) That part of the village of Harrison located in the county.

SB621,3,19 (d) The city of Brillion.

SB621,3,20 (e) That part of the city of Appleton located in the county.

SB621,3,21 (f) That part of the city of Kaukauna located in the county.

SB621,3,22 (g) That part of the city of Menasha located in the county.

SB621,3,24 (2) Manitowoc County. That part of Manitowoc County consisting of the town of Maple Grove.

SB621,4,2 (3) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,4,3 (a) The town of Buchanan.

SB621,4,4 (b) The villages of Combined Locks and Kimberly.

SB621,4,10 (c) That part of the city of Appleton comprising U.S. census tract 10601, blocks 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3013, 3014, and 3015; and tract 10602, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1017, 1018, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3020, 3021, 3022, and 3027.

SB621,4,12 4.04 Fourth assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 4th assembly district:

SB621,4,13 (1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,4,14 (a) The village of Allouez.

SB621,5,14 (b) That part of the village of Ashwaubenon comprising U.S. census tract 800, blocks 2046, 2049, 2050, 2051, and 2052; and tract 21301, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, and 3032; and tract 21302, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2052, 2053, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, and 3023; and tract 21303, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4026, 4027, 4028, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032, 4033, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4039, 4040, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4045, 4046, 4047, 4048, 4049, 4050, 4051, 4052, 4053, 4054, 4055, 4056, 4057, 4058, 4059, 4060, 4061, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4065, 4066, 4067, 4068, 4069, 4070, 4071, and 4072; and tract 21304, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, and 1007; and tract 940002, blocks 1038, 1040, and 1041.

SB621,6,8 (c) That part of the village of Howard comprising U.S. census tract 20502, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 2042, 2043, 2044, 2045, 2046, 2047, 2048, 2049, 2050, 2051, 2052, 2053, 2054, 3004, 3005, 3006, 4039, and 4040; and tract 20504, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, and 3019; and tract 20505, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, and 3016; and tract 20506, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, and 1024.

SB621,7,6 (d) That part of the city of Green Bay comprising U.S. census tract 302, blocks 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, and 3023; and tract 402, blocks 1004, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1010, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012, 3002, 3003, 3006, 3007, 3010, and 3011; and tract 600, blocks 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3009, 3010, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, and 5017; and tract 700, blocks 4020, 4022, 4023, and 4024; and tract 21302, blocks 1007, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, and 1042; and tract 940002, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1036, 1037, 1039, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and tract 940003, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; and tract 940004, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, and 3014.

SB621,7,8 (2) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of that part of the village of Howard located in the county.

SB621,7,10 4.05 Fifth assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 5th assembly district:

SB621,7,11 (1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,7,12 (a) The village of Hobart.

SB621,7,23 (b) That part of the village of Ashwaubenon comprising U.S. census tract 21302, blocks 2028, 2030, 2037, 2038, 2042, 2043, 2044, and 2051; and tract 21304, blocks 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, and 1048; and tract 940006, blocks 1022, 1023, 1024, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1038, 1039, and 1040; and tract 940008, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3008, 3015, 3016, 3020, 3021, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3044, 3045, and 3046.

SB621,7,25 (2) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,8,1 (a) The towns of Freedom, Kaukauna, Oneida, Osborn, and Vandenbroek.

SB621,8,6 (b) That part of the town of Seymour comprising U.S. census tract 13100, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1018, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1037, 1038, 1040, 1041, 1042, 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054, 1055, 1056, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2016.

SB621,8,7 (c) The village of Little Chute.

SB621,8,8 (d) That part of the city of Kaukauna located in the county.

SB621,8,10 4.06 Sixth assembly district. All of the following territory constitutes the 6th assembly district:

SB621,8,11 (1) Brown County. That part of Brown County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,8,12 (a) The town of Pittsfield.

SB621,8,13 (b) That part of the village of Pulaski located in the county.

SB621,8,15 (2) Oconto County. That part of Oconto County consisting of that part of the village of Pulaski located in the county.

SB621,8,17 (3) Outagamie County. That part of Outagamie County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,8,19 (a) The towns of Black Creek, Bovina, Cicero, Deer Creek, Ellington, Hortonia, Liberty, and Maine.

SB621,8,22 (b) That part of the town of Seymour comprising U.S. census tract 13100, blocks 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1016, 1017, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1043, 1044, 1045, 3011, 3013, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, and 4015.

SB621,8,23 (c) The villages of Bear Creek, Black Creek, Hortonville, Nichols, and Shiocton.

SB621,8,24 (d) The city of Seymour.

SB621,9,2 (4) Shawano County. That part of Shawano County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,9,5 (a) The towns of Angelica, Belle Plaine, Fairbanks, Germania, Grant, Hartland, Herman, Lessor, Maple Grove, Morris, Navarino, Pella, Richmond, Seneca, Waukechon, Wescott, and Wittenberg.

SB621,9,6 (b) The villages of Bonduel, Bowler, Gresham, Tigerton, and Wittenberg.

SB621,9,7 (c) That part of the village of Pulaski located in the county.

SB621,9,8 (d) The city of Shawano.

SB621,9,10 (5) Waupaca County. That part of Waupaca County consisting of all of the following:

SB621,9,11 (a) The town of Matteson.

SB621,9,12 (b) The village of Embarrass.