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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 6, 2026

Committees in both the state House and Senate considered several bills today to advance the special session, called by Gov. Bill Lee to redraw the state’s congressional map. Committees in both chambers passed HB7003/SB7004, allowing the legislature to change congressional districts outside of the regular 10-year cycle, and HB7005/SB7005, which provides funding for the special session. Republican leaders released a proposed map this morning that would split the 9th Congressional District, which covers Shelby County, into three parts. One section would be added to the 5th District, one would be added to the 8th District. The remaining section would become the new 9th District. The Daily Memphian has more on the day’s proceedings and a breakdown of the changes. The current 9th District has the state’s highest concentration of Black voters and is represented by the state’s sole Democratic member of Congress.