JURIES-UNLAWFUL DISCRIMINATION
Summary
Amends the Jury Act. Provides that except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, no person who is qualified and able to serve as a juror may be excluded from jury service in any court of this State on the basis of, among other things, sexual orientation.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Aug 2019
Introduced Mar 7, 2019
Signed Aug 9, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2019 · House May 22, 2019
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 48
Mar 7, 2019
D
Democratic30
86% Yea
R
Republican18
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
80
Key actions
8
Committee
9
Aug 9, 2019
Signed into law
Governor Approved
upper
May 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Both Houses
upper
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 014-000-000
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported Back To Judiciary - Civil Committee;
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommends Do Pass Subcommittee/ Judiciary - Civil Committee; 003-000-000
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
To Civil Procedure Subcommittee
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Rules Committee
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Arrived in House
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-0-5)
senate
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Do Pass Judiciary; 007-000-000
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Assignments
upper
0 primary · 51 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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