SJR70 Alabama 2025 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve LivingstonSenator

Republican

Session

2025 Regular Session

Title

Supporting the effort of the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program and encouraging county participation

Summary

Alabama Senate resolution SJR70 expresses official support for the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program and urges counties to participate and work with the Legislative Reapportionment Office to improve census geography for redistricting.

What This Bill Does

If passed, the resolution signals support for the census program and asks counties to participate and collaborate with the Legislative Reapportionment Office. Counties can help by updating census geography (adding or removing features, fixing misalignments) and by proposing block boundaries to the Legislative Reapportionment Office for input into the Census Bureau's systems. It outlines a timeline including May 2025 communications, fall 2025 training workshops, and Phase One (Block Boundary Suggestion Project) running January through May 2026.

Who It Affects

• Counties in Alabama, who are encouraged to participate in the Block Boundary Suggestion Project and other program phases and to adjust census geography as needed.
• The Legislative Reapportionment Office, which will receive boundary suggestions from counties and coordinate with the Census Bureau.

Key Provisions

• Endorses the 2030 Census Redistricting Data Program and urges county participation and collaboration with the Legislative Reapportionment Office to evaluate and suggest block boundaries and ensure accurate geography for decennial census and redistricting.
• Acknowledges the program phases (Block Boundary Suggestion Project, Voting District Project, Delivery of 2030 Redistricting Data, collection of post-2030 district plans, and review for 2040 census).
• counties may add/delete geographic features and correct misaligned features in the census geography.
• Counties may submit linear features to be 'held' or 'not held' as block boundaries for input into the Census Bureau's geography software through the Legislative Reapportionment Office.
• Communications between the Census Bureau and the Legislative Reapportionment Office begin May 2025 with procedures for submissions, followed by training workshops in early fall 2025, and Phase One of the program runs January 2026 through May 2026.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 22, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Resolutions