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Senate advances judicial redistricting bill after heated debate and failed amendment
Summary
The Mississippi Senate debated Senate Bill 2768, a judicial redistricting plan similar to the chamber’s 2024 proposal, rejected an amendment to preserve existing districts and approved final passage after a roll-call vote.
Senate lawmakers on Tuesday debated a judicial redistricting plan the Senate last advanced in 2024 and voted to pass the measure after a roll-call vote.
Senate Bill 2768 maps new circuit and chancery court districts that the sponsor said reflect population, caseload and geographic continuity; supporters said failing to pass a plan would leave redistricting to the state Supreme Court. The sponsor, Senator Wiggins, told colleagues the maps before the chamber “are the same one that we had last year” and that the House has since passed its own plan.
Opponents pressed for preserving current districts. Senator Derek Simmons…
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