Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 1st Special Session
Texas HB221: Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
Status: Introduced, July 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
From the introduced text, July 29, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. The heading to Title 5, Government Code, is amended to read as ETHICS[ REDISTRICTING] SECTION 2. Title 5, Government Code, is amended by adding Subtitle C to read as follows: [ADDED: SUBTITLE C. REDISTRICTING] [ADDED: CHAPTER 581. INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION] [ADDED: SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS] [ADDED: Sec. 581.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Census year" means a calendar year in which the ] [ADDED: United States decennial census is taken.] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Commission" means the Independent Citizen ] [ADDED: Redistricting Commission established by Section 28b, Article III, ] [ADDED: Texas Constitution.] [ADDED: (3)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Immediate family member"][ADDED: ][ADDED: means a person's spouse, ] [ADDED: parent, child, sibling, in-law, or other individual with whom the ] [ADDED: person has a bona fide family relationship established through ] [ADDED: blood or legal relation.] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: "Majority party" means, with respect to a ] [ADDED: commission member, the political party with the most total votes ] [ADDED: cast in the four …
Sponsors
- James Talarico (D, HD-052) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Subjects: SENATE, TEXAS, State Agencies, Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, US, INDEPENDENT CITIZEN REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Legislature, EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF, AUDITOR, STATE
Common questions
- What is HB221?
- HB221 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 1st Special Session): Relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
- What does HB221 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission and the redistricting of the districts used to elect members of the United States House of Representatives, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
- What is the status of HB221?
- Introduced as of July 29, 2025. Latest action: Filed (July 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB221?
- James Talarico (D, HD-052).
- Where is the official record for HB221?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=891&Bill=HB00221
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