Scope: State (Pennsylvania)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: April 15, 2025
HB 31, a joint resolution proposing amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution, would repeal the provisions establishing the Legislative Reapportionment Commission and replace it with an Independent Redistricting Commission, while adding redistricting criteria. The measure was referred to the House State Government Committee, with its last recorded action on April 15, 2025.
Constitutional basis: Amendment would shift map-drawing power away from legislative appointees; still in committee, requiring passage in two sessions plus voter referendum.