Topeka ? A bill redrawing the Kansas House districts won Senate approval Thursday and is on its way to Gov. Bill Graves.

Graves is expected to sign the measure, which cleared the Senate 39-1 with only Sen. Dave Corbin, R-Towanda, voting against it.

The plan adjusts the boundaries of the 125 districts to account for changes in population over the past decade.

Under the new map, two incumbent Democrats would be paired in each of two districts, and incumbent Democrats would face incumbent Republicans in two other districts.

Meanwhile, House members planned to begin redrawing the state’s four congressional districts, and a senator defended a plan for drawing Senate districts that Graves vetoed.

House members originally planned to wait for the Senate to take up congressional redistricting. However, House leaders decided to draft their own proposal after Graves’ veto of the state Senate map.

House Redistricting Committee Chairman Mike O’Neal, R-Hutchinson, said the panel would meet Tuesday or Wednesday to consider congressional redistricting proposals.

The Senate Reapportionment Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday to discuss proposals for the chamber.

In vetoing the first Senate redistricting bill this week, Graves cited concerns over its legality.

Graves suggested the bill improperly split communities with common interests in Johnson and Shawnee counties and might not be approved by the Kansas Supreme Court.

But Sen. Jim Barone, D-Frontenac, a supporter of the bill, circulated a memo Thursday from legislative attorneys stating that the plan met all legal requirements.

House redistricting bill is Sub for HB 2625.