SB622: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 622

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

SB622,1,2 An Act to repeal and recreate 3.11 to 3.18 of the statutes; relating to: congressional redistricting.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill redistricts, according to the number of inhabitants, the congressional districts of this state based on the results of the 2020 federal decennial census of population. In accordance with that census, the bill maintains the number of congressional districts at eight. All districts created under 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.

Current law requires congressional districts to be as uniform in population as is practicable. The table below illustrates, for the congressional districts proposed, the numeric amount and the percentage by which the districts with the smallest and largest populations deviate from the ideal population for a congressional district. The population figures contained in the table are derived from the results of the federal decennial census. - See PDF for table

If this bill passes both houses of the legislature, current law requires the legislative reference bureau, when it enrolls the bill for presentation to the governor for approval, to attach an updated appendix that includes all of the following: the population statistics for the congressional districts created under the bill; a statewide map of the congressional districts created under the bill; a map of the congressional 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 congressional 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 eight congressional districts, a statewide map of congressional districts, and a map of each congressional district. 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:

SB622,1 Section 1. 3.11 to 3.18 of the statutes are repealed and recreated to read:

SB622,2,3 3.11 First congressional district. All of the following territory constitutes the first congressional district:

SB622,2,4 (1) Whole counties. Kenosha and Racine.

SB622,2,6 (2) Milwaukee County. That part of Milwaukee County consisting of all of the following:

SB622,2,7 (a) The villages of Greendale and Hales Corners.

SB622,2,8 (b) The cities of Franklin and Oak Creek.

SB622,2,9 (3) Rock County. That part of Rock County consisting of all of the following:

SB622,2,11 (a) The towns of Bradford, Clinton, Harmony, Janesville, Johnstown, La Prairie, Lima, Milton, and Rock.

SB622,3,2 (b) That part of the town of Turtle comprising U.S. census tract 2602, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 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, 1047, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106, 2108, 2109, 2114, 2115, 2116, 2117, 2118, 2119, 2120, 2121, 2122, 2123, 2124, 2125, 2126, 2127, 2129, 2130, 2131, 2132, and 2141.

SB622,3,3 (c) The village of Clinton.

SB622,3,4 (d) The cities of Janesville and Milton.

SB622,3,6 (4) Walworth County. That part of Walworth County consisting of all of the following:

SB622,3,9 (a) The towns of Bloomfield, Darien, Delavan, East Troy, Geneva, La Grange, Lafayette, Linn, Lyons, Richmond, Sharon, Spring Prairie, Sugar Creek, Troy, and Walworth.

SB622,3,17 (b) That part of the town of Whitewater comprising U.S. census tract 301, blocks 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3033, 3034, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4027, 4029, 4030, 4031, 4032, and 4033; and tract 400, blocks 2051, 2053, 2057, 2058, 2060, 4020, and 4021; and tract 502, blocks 1028, 1029, 1030, 1034, and 1036.

SB622,3,19 (c) The villages of Bloomfield, Darien, East Troy, Fontana-On-Geneva Lake, Sharon, Walworth, and Williams Bay.

SB622,3,20 (d) That part of the village of Genoa City located in the county.

SB622,3,21 (e) That part of the village of Mukwonago located in the county.

SB622,3,22 (f) The cities of Delavan, Elkhorn, and Lake Geneva.

SB622,3,24 (g) That part of the city of Whitewater comprising U.S. census tract 400, blocks 2021 and 2054.

SB622,3,25 (h) That part of the city of Burlington located in the county.

SB622,4,2 (5) Waukesha County. That part of Waukesha County consisting of all of the following:

SB622,4,3 (a) The towns of Eagle, Genesee, Mukwonago, Ottawa, and Vernon.

SB622,4,19 (b) That part of the town of Waukesha comprising U.S. census tract 201600, blocks 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 3011, 3012, and 3013; and tract 202101, blocks 1013, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1019, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2035, 2044, 2045, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3016, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3025, 3026, and 3027; and tract 202102, blocks 3004, 3005, 3006, 3017, 3018, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, 4020, 4021, 4022, 4023, 4024, 4025, 4034, 4035, 4036, 4037, 4038, 4040, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4044, 4045, 4046, 4047, and 4048; and tract 202103, blocks 1005, 1006, 1008, 1009, 1016, 1019, 1022, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1037, 1038, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021; and tract 202201, blocks 3007, 3014, 3018, 3019, 4019, 4027, 4028, and 4029; and tract 202301, blocks 3017, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3024, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3041, 3042, 3043, and 3045; and tract 202303, blocks 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, and 3036; and tract 203805, blocks 3023, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3033, and 3034.

SB622,4,20 (c) The villages of Big Bend, Eagle, North Prairie, and Wales.

SB622,5,2 (d) That part of the village of Dousman comprising U.S. census tract 204003, blocks 1024, 1042, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2033, 2034, 2035, 2036, 2037, 2038, 2040, 2041, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3012, 3013, 3016, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3032, 3037, 3039, and 3044; and tract 204004, block 5002; and tract 204100, blocks 1054, 1055, and 1056.

SB622,5,4 (e) That part of the village of Summit comprising U.S. census tract 204004, block 1005.

SB622,5,5 (f) That part of the village of Mukwonago located in the county.

SB622,5,6 (g) The city of Muskego.

SB622,5,17 (h) That part of the city of New Berlin comprising U.S. census tract 201504, 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, 1027, 1028, 1029, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1034, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1038, 1039, 1040, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023; and tract 201506, blocks 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, and 2026; and tract 201600, blocks 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 4000, 4001, 4002, 4004, 4006, 4007, 4008, 4009, 4010, 4011, 4012, 4013, 4014, 4028, 4029, and 4030.

SB622,5,23 (i) That part of the city of Waukesha comprising U.S. census tract 202101, blocks 1011, 1012, 1018, 2009, 2033, 2034, 2036, 2038, 2039, and 3000; and tract 202102, blocks 3019, 4006, and 4039; and tract 202103, blocks 1007, 1028, 1029, 1033, 1035, 1039, 1040, and 1041; and tract 202201, blocks 3020, 4030, and 4031; and tract 202301, block 3018; and tract 202303, block 3030; and tract 203805, blocks 3024 and 3032.

SB622,5,25 3.12 Second congressional district. All of the following territory constitutes the 2nd congressional district:

SB622,6,1 (1) Whole counties. Dane, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette.

SB622,6,2 (2) Rock County. That part of Rock County consisting of all of the following:

SB622,6,4 (a) The towns of Avon, Beloit, Center, Fulton, Magnolia, Newark, Plymouth, Porter, Spring Valley, and Union.

SB622,6,14 (b) That part of the town of Turtle comprising U.S. census tract 1500, blocks 2000 and 2001; and tract 1900, blocks 1015, 1016, 1033, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, and 2008; and tract 2601, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1014, 1015, 1016, 1017, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1027, 1029, 1030, 1041, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2026, 2028, 2030, and 2034; and tract 2602, blocks 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1017, 1046, 1048, 1049, 1050, 1051, 1054, 1055, 1057, 1066, 1068, 1069, 1070, 1071, 1072, 1073, 1074, 1078, 1079, 1080, 1081, 1083, 1084, 1098, 2012, 2043, 2044, 2046, 2051, 2057, 2068, 2069, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2082, 2084, 2087, 2088, 2134, 2135, 2136, and 2139.

SB622,6,15 (c) The villages of Footville and Orfordville.

SB622,6,16 (d) The cities of Beloit and Evansville.