Scope: State (Minnesota)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: April 30, 2025
HF 3270 would establish an Independent Redistricting Commission and an Applicant Review Panel, set principles for drawing legislative and congressional districts, restrict lobbying by former legislators, and amend legislative session and convening requirements, and proposes a constitutional amendment. On April 30, 2025, additional authors were added to the bill.
Constitutional basis: Legislature exercising its constitutional amendment-proposal power to transfer redistricting authority to an independent commission; bill still in committee with no vote.