Bill
HB 1D
Florida adopts 28 single-member U.S. House districts defined by the 2020 Census plan EOGPCRP2026, detailing exact geographic boundaries for all districts.
Date: 2026 (Session 2026D)
Purpose and overall intent
- The bill establishes Florida’s congressional districts for elections to the U.S. House of Representatives.
- It adopts a redistricting plan based on the United States Decennial Census of 2020, identified as plan EOGPCRP2026.
- The measure reenacts several statutory provisions related to congressional elections and the use of official maps, and sets effective dates for applicability.
Key provisions and changes
- Redistricting framework:
- The state will be divided into 28 consecutively numbered, single-member congressional districts of contiguous territory.
- District boundaries are expressly defined through a detailed, district-by-district enumeration that specifies which counties, tracts, blocks, and block groups comprise each district.
- The plan appears to be a series of precise geographic allocations (e.g., District 1 includes all of Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, and specific parts of Walton County) and similarly granular definitions for Districts 2 through at least 13 (the excerpt provided covers up to District 13 in the lines shown).
- Map and election-related provisions:
- Reenacts Section 8.031, F.S., relating to the election of representatives to Congress.
- Reenacts Section 8.051, F.S., concerning electronic maps serving as the official maps of congressional districts.
- Reenacts Section 8.0611, F.S., addressing severability.
- Repeats or reaffirms Section 8.07, F.S., regarding applicability of the act.
- Administrative and procedural timing:
- The act provides for the act’s applicability and includes effective dates (though specific dates are not visible in the excerpt provided, the text indicates standard enactment and transition provisions aligned with a 2026 redistricting plan).
- The plan is explicitly identified by name (EOGPCRP2026), signaling reliance on a Census-derived redistricting map and associated legal framework.
What is affected
- Geographic and political coverage:
- Florida’s voters for U.S. House elections will be drawn into 28 single-member districts as defined by the plan.
- The bill prescribes exact geographic composition by county, tract, block group, and block, affecting districts throughout the state, notably in the northern Gulf Coast region, the Panhandle, Central Florida, and portions of the I-4 corridor and beyond (as evidenced by the detailed allocations for Districts 1–13 in the excerpt).
- Administrative and legal framework:
- Florida’s Division of State Government responsible for the election of U.S. Representatives and the official maps will follow the Plan EOGPCRP2026 for district boundaries.
- Electronic mapping and severability provisions apply to ensure official maps can be used in elections and that legal remedies are available if parts of the act are challenged.
Procedural and timeline considerations
- The bill references the United States Decennial Census of 2020 as the basis for redistricting, indicating alignment with Census data and corresponding redistricting cycles.
- It reenacts existing election-related statutes, suggesting continuity in how congressional elections are administered and how maps are published and used electronically.
- Effective dates and any transitional provisions are included in the bill, but exact dates are not visible in the provided excerpt. Typically, such measures include an effective date upon enactment and a date by which districts must be used for the next federal elections.
Notes for readers
- This summary covers the substantive aim (redistricting using the 2020 Census plan) and the core changes (new district boundaries and reaffirmation of map/election administration provisions). For stakeholders, it will be important to review the full bill text to understand all district-by-district delineations, any transitional rules, court-access provisions, and how this map interacts with existing local government boundaries and state election calendars.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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