Excusal from Jury Service
Summary
Excusal from Jury Service; Requires that woman who has recently given birth be excused from certain jury service under specified conditions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
House Passage
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Nov 14, 2023
Signed Apr 26, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 14, 2024 · House Jan 18, 2024
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Feb 14, 2024
D
Democratic11
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican28
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Apr 26, 2024
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Feb 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 19, 2024
Committee
Referred to Rules
upper
Jan 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
lower
Jan 11, 2024
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Judiciary Committee
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Dec 6, 2023
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Judiciary Committee
lower
Nov 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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