Bill changing redistricting initiative sails through Utah Senate committee

A panel of Utah lawmakers on Monday made quick work of a series of changes to Proposition 4, the 2018 voter-approved initiative creating an independent redistricting commission for the state.Members of the Senate Business and Labor committee voted unanimously for SB200, which loosens the initiative’s legal restrictions on the redistricting process, directing the commission to adopt its own rules for fair, nonpartisan voting maps and freeing lawmakers to disregard those maps if they choose.