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2/9/2022
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House, Senate committees to vote on bill for reapportionment of General Assembly districts
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STATE HOUSE — Committees in the Senate and House of Representatives are scheduled to vote tomorrow on legislation that would reapportion House, Senate and congressional districts.
The House Committee on State Government and Elections is scheduled to meet tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 10, at 3:30 p.m. in Room 101 on the first floor of the State House to consider the legislation (2022-H 7323A).
The meeting will air on Capitol Television, which can be seen on Cox Channels 15 and 61, on Full Channel on Channel 15 and on Channel 34 by Verizon subscribers. The meeting will also be live streamed at http://rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx. Masks are mandatory in committee hearings and in the State House.
The Senate Committee on Judiciary will meet virtually Thursday, Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m. to hear the Senate version of the bill (2022-S 2162A). This meeting will be streamed live streamed at http://rilegislature.gov/CapTV/Pages/default.aspx.
The state constitution calls for the General Assembly to reapportion its districts as well as the two congressional districts after each 10-year federal census. To that end, a commission was appointed to propose new district maps to the General Assembly. Revised maps, redistricting plans and census data can all be found online at riredistricting.org.
The commission was co-chaired by Sen. Stephen R. Archambault (D-Dist. 22, Smithfield, North Providence, Johnston) and Rep. Robert D. Phillips (D-Dist. 51, Woonsocket, Cumberland), who introduced the reapportionment legislation in their respective chambers.
For more information, contact:
Daniel Trafford, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401)222-1922
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