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title: HR 1033. State government; changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; provide - CA
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date: 2026-01-28
status: introduced
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bill_number: HR 1033
session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
session_slug: 2025-2026
chamber: House
bill_type: resolution
status_date: 2026-01-16
last_action: House Second Readers
sponsors:
- Saira Draper
- Eric Gisler
- Inga Willis
- Tanya Miller
- Shea Roberts
- Karen Lupton
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- redistricting
- constitutional amendment
- legislative districts
- congressional districts
- election rules
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# HR 1033. State government; changes to apportionment and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; provide - CA
## Text
House Resolution 1033
By: Representatives Draper of the 90th, Gisler of the 121st, Willis of the 55th, Miller of the
62nd, Roberts of the 52nd, and others
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that changes to apportionment
and districts of the General Assembly and Congress shall only be made in the first
odd-numbered year subsequent to each United States decennial census; to provide that
additional changes shall only be made when necessary to comply with a court order; to
provide for related matters; to provide for the submission of this amendment for ratification
or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article III, Section II of the Constitution is amended by revising Paragraph II as follows:
"Paragraph II. Apportionment of General Assembly. (a) The General Assembly shall
apportion the Senate and House districts and shall provide for Congressional districts
pursuant to federal law. Such districts shall be composed of contiguous territory.
(b) The apportionment and districts of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives,
and of Congress provided for in subparagraph (a) of this paragraph shall only be changed
by the General Assembly as necessary in the first odd-numbered year subsequent to after
each United States decennial census.
(c) Following the apportionment and redistricting provided for in subparagraph (b) of
this paragraph, any additional changes shall only be made when necessary to comply with
an order of a court of competent jurisdiction and shall be limited to those changes
necessary to correct the specific deficiencies established in such court order."
SECTION 2.
The above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot submitting the
above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon the following:
"( ) YES Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the
( ) NO apportionment and districts of the Senate, House of Representatives, and of
Congress be changed by the General Assembly only in the first odd-numbered
year subsequent to each United States decennial census unless otherwise
specifically required by a court order?"
All persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "Yes."
All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote "No." If
such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall
become a part of the Constitution of this state.
## Summaries written by Georgia Commons
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A Georgia House resolution would ask voters to amend the state constitution so that legislative and congressional redistricting can only happen in the first odd-numbered year after each U.S. Census, except when a court orders changes.
### Plain-language summary
Currently the Georgia Constitution says the General Assembly can redraw state Senate, House, and (by practice) congressional district lines as necessary after each U.S. Census, without pinning down exactly when. This resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that would limit redistricting to only the first odd-numbered year following each decennial census, meaning lawmakers could not redraw maps again outside that window on their own initiative.
The amendment also adds a new rule: after that scheduled redistricting, any further changes to district lines could only be made if a court with proper jurisdiction orders it, and those changes would have to be limited to fixing the specific problems the court identified. The proposal also explicitly ties congressional district apportionment to federal law within the same constitutional paragraph. If passed by the legislature, the amendment would go before Georgia voters for ratification or rejection in a statewide vote.
### What it does
- Amends Article III, Section II, Paragraph II of the Georgia Constitution to restrict redistricting timing for the General Assembly and Congress.
- Limits new district maps for the state Senate, House, and Congress to only the first odd-numbered year after each U.S. decennial census.
- Bars additional mid-decade redistricting unless a court of competent jurisdiction orders it, and restricts any such change to fixing the specific issues the court cited.
- Adds explicit constitutional language tying congressional district apportionment to federal law.
- Sends the proposed amendment to Georgia voters for a yes-or-no ratification vote on the ballot.
### Who it affects
Georgia voters, who would decide the amendment at the ballot box; the General Assembly, whose redistricting authority and timing would be constrained; and Georgia's congressional and state legislative candidates and constituents, whose district lines would be redrawn less frequently outside of court intervention.
### Why it matters
If ratified, mid-decade redistricting driven by political shifts in the legislature would become much harder, since new maps could only be drawn once per decade unless a court specifically orders a fix. This would change how and when district lines affecting representation in the state Senate, House, and Congress can be redrawn.
### Key provisions
- Section 1 revises Article III, Section II, Paragraph II, adding subparagraph (a) confirming the General Assembly apportions Senate and House districts and provides for congressional districts under federal law.
- Section 1 revises subparagraph (b) to state that changes to Senate, House, and congressional districts can only occur in the first odd-numbered year after each U.S. decennial census, removing the prior 'as necessary' standard.
- Section 1 adds new subparagraph (c), allowing additional redistricting changes only when required by a court order, and limiting such changes strictly to correcting the deficiencies the court identified.
- Section 2 provides the ballot question language asking voters whether to ratify the amendment and specifies that ratification would add the change to the Georgia Constitution.
## Status
- Status: Introduced (2026-01-16)
- Last action: House Second Readers (2026-01-28)
- Sponsors: Saira Draper, Eric Gisler, Inga Willis, Tanya Miller, Shea Roberts, Karen Lupton
- Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72297
> The history, votes, and amendments (129 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hr1033.md?full=1