2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Senate BILL 696

November 11, 2021 - Introduced by Senators Smith and Bewley, cosponsored by Representative Hintz. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Legal Review and Consumer Protection.

SB696,1,2 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:

SB696,1 Section 1 . 3.11 to 3.18 of the statutes are repealed and recreated to read:

SB696,2,3 3.11 First congressional district. All of the following territory constitutes the first congressional district:

SB696,2,4 (1) Dane County. That part of Dane County consisting of all of the following:

SB696,2,14 (a) That part of the town of Albion comprising U.S. census tract 12100, blocks 1043, 1044, 1045, 1046, 1047, 1049, 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, 2038, 2039, 2040, 2041, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, 3039, 3040, 3041, 3042, 3043, 3044, 3045, 3046, 3047, 3048, 3049, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3053, 3054, 3055, 3056, 3057, 3059, 3060, 3061, 3062, 3063, 3064, 3065, 3066, 3068, 3069, and 3074.

SB696,2,15 (b) That part of the city of Edgerton located in the county.

SB696,3,2 (2) Kenosha County. That part of Kenosha County consisting of all of the following:

SB696,3,3 (a) The towns of Brighton, Paris, Randall, Somers, and Wheatland.

SB696,3,4 (b) The villages of Bristol, Paddock Lake, Salem Lakes, and Twin Lakes.

SB696,4,16 (c) That part of the village of Pleasant Prairie comprising U.S. census tract 1401, blocks 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, and 3019; and tract 1402, block 3029; and tract 1500, blocks 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, and 5022; and tract 2000, blocks 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 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, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2032, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, and 3024; and tract 2100, blocks 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 4001, and 4002; and tract 2300, blocks 3012, 4000, 4002, 4003, 4008, 4010, 4013, 4014, 4015, 4016, 4017, 4018, 4019, and 4020; and tract 2400, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1006, 1014, 1016, 1019, 1020, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 3000, 3001, 3004, 3005, 3008, 4013, 4014, 4017, 4018, 4019, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5016, and 5017; and tract 2500, blocks 1000, 1001, 1006, 1010, 1016, 1017, 1018, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1030, 1031, 1032, 1033, 1035, 1036, 1038, 1040, 1041, 1046, 1047, 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 2603, blocks 1023, 1024, 1025, 1026, 1037, 1038, 2019, and 2020; and tract 2604, blocks 1015, 1016, 1017, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2031, 2034, 2035, 2036, and 2037; and tract 2605, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 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, 2055, 2056, 2057, 2058, 2059, 2060, 2061, 2062, 2063, 2064, 2065, 2066, 2067, 2068, 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2073, 2074, 2075, 2076, 2077, 2078, 2079, 2080, 2081, 2082, 2083, 2084, 2085, 2090, 2091, 2094, 2095, 2096, 2097, 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3006, 3007, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3024, 3025, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3029, 3030, 3031, 3032, 3033, 3034, 3035, 3036, 3037, 3038, and 3039; and tract 2606, 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, 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 2700, blocks 1065, 1074, 1075, 1076, 1085, 1086, 1088, 1093, 1094, and 1096.

SB696,5,8 (d) That part of the village of Somers comprising U.S. census tract 101, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1005, 1006, 1008, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2005; and tract 102, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 3000, 3001, 3003, and 4008; and tract 300, blocks 1002, 1011, and 1012; and tract 601, blocks 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 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, 3008, 3009, 3010, 3011, 3012, 3013, 3014, 3015, 3016, 3017, 3018, 3019, 3020, 3021, 3022, 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, 5000, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005, 5006, 5007, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5011, 5012, 5013, 5014, 5015, 5016, 5017, 5018, 5019, 5020, 5021, 5029, 5030, 5031, 5032, 5033, 5034, 5035, 5036, 5047, 5048, 5049, 5053, 6000, 6001, 6002, 6003, 6016, 6022, and 6023; and tract 603, blocks 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 3000, 3008, 3009, 3010, and 3011; and tract 604, blocks 1000, 1001, 1007, 2013, 3011, and 3012; and tract 700, blocks 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2052, 2053, 2054, 2057, 2058, and 2069; and tract 2802, blocks 1000, 1032, 1068, 1069, and 1070.

SB696,5,9 (e) That part of the village of Genoa City located in the county.