Updates on Legislative Redistricting Process for Legislative Maps

The KS redistricting process is moving quickly. Check this post regularly for quick updates about what is happening and how you can get involved.

  • 5.16.22
    • Kansas Supreme Court oral arguments at 9:00 am
  •  5.9.22
    • Kansas Supreme Court deadline to submit written View of Interested Person statement by 5:00 pm
  • 4.29.22
    • Kansas Supreme Court deadline to Motion to Intervene or Motion to file an Amicus Brief by 5:00 pm
  • 4.28.22
    • Attorney General Schmidt filed a petition with Kansas Supreme Court to determine validity of state legislative maps (Freestate 3f House map and Liberty 4 Senate map)
  • 4.21.22
    • Secretary of State filed SB 563 in the Kansas Register
  • 4.15.22
    • Governor Kelly signed SB 563
  • 4.8.22
    • SB 563 enrolled and presented to the Governor
  • 3.30.22
    • Conference committee report adopted, House vote 83:40, Senate vote 31:8
      • Bundles Apple 7, Freestate 3f, and Liberty 4 maps into substitute for SB 563.
  • 3.29.22
    • Conference Committee on Senate and House Redistricting appointed for Apple 7 State Board of Education map
  • 3.29.22
    • Senate Committee on Redistricting passes substitute for Apple (now Apple 7)
    • Senate Committee of the Whole suspends the rules for emergency final action to pass Apple, 31:8
  • 3.28.22
    • Senate Committee on Redistricting hearing on Apple State Board of Education map
  • 3.23.22
    • House Committee of the Whole final vote on Freestate 3f House map, 112:10
  • 3.22.22
    • House Committee of the Whole passes Freestate 3f House map
  • 3.21.22
    • State Board of Education map introduced in Senate Ways and Means committee 
  • 3.18.22
    • House Committee on Redistricting passes substitute for Freestate 3 (now Freestate 3f) House map
  • 3.17.22
    • Senate Committee of the Whole final vote on Liberty 3 Senate map, 28:8
  • 3.16.22
    • House Committee on Redistricting hearing on map (Freestate 3)
    • Senate Committee of the whole passes Liberty 3 Senate map
  • 3.15.22
    • Senate Committee on Redistricting hearing on maps (Liberty 2 only)
      • Committee passes substitute for Liberty 2 (now Liberty 3)
      • Committee announced the scheduled 3.16 hearing for Eisenhower and Freedom was canceled
    • Senate map introduced in Senate Federal and State Affairs committee
    • Shapefiles (full data sets) made available to members of the KS Fair Maps coalition for Liberty 3 Senate map and Freestate 3 House map.
  • 3.14.22
    • House maps introduced in House Federal and State Affairs committee
      • Freestate 3, HB 2737
      • House Committee on Redistricting Chair Rep Chris Croft announces that written testimony will be accepted indefinitely (no deadline).
    • Senate map introduced in Senate Federal and State Affairs committee 
  • 3.10.22