At the end of March, Ohio Republican Sen. Jon Husted introduced legislation that would radically alter the way that legislative and Congressional districts are drawn in his state.

Yesterday, he kicked off a hearing in support of his bill.

Husted's proposal would strip the legislature of responsibility for drawing the lines for U.S. House districts, and scrap the Apportionment Board, which currently draws the maps for state lawmakers' districts.

Instead:

Senate Joint Resolution 5 would establish a bipartisan, seven-member commission to oversee the creation of the districts after each census.

Text of the bill is available here.