Each chamber must study and approve the other’s maps before they can be sent to the governor for his signature.
The Senate redistricting committee meets at 10 a.m. Monday in Room 450 of the Capitol to consider the House maps.
While ordinarily one chamber would not change the other’s plan, that might not be the case this time. Hall County Republicans, including Gov. Nathan Deal, have raised concerns about the House plan that would split the county into seven House districts. Deal and other lawmakers from the area have said they still want changes made.
The Senate Finance Committee meets at 11 a.m. in Room 310 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building and will likely take up the gas tax bill from the House.
The full Senate then convenes at 1 p.m.
The House meets at 10 a.m. and its redistricting committee meets at 2 p.m. in Room 506 of the Coverdell building to consider Senate maps.
Democrats are also organizing a rally at the Capitol from 9 a.m. to noon to protest the Republican redistricting plans.
The protest, on the Washington Street side of the Capitol, is about education funding, immigration and labor issues.
Once legislators complete work on their own district lines and send those bills to Deal, they’ll turn their attention to creating a new 14th congressional district awarded the state thanks to growth recorded by last year’s census.
While the district almost surely will fall somewhere in North Georgia, it’s actual location isn’t yet clear.
Republicans could also try to add to their 8-5 majority in the U.S. House by adjusting the southeast Georgia district of U.S. Rep. John Barrow, a Democrat.
