SB 153 Kentucky Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to jurors.

Summary

Amend KRS 29A.080 to allow an individual age 70 or older to elect to be permanently excused from jury service; require this option to be prominently displayed at the top of the juror qualification form; require a prospective juror age 70 or older to complete only the entries for name, address, and date of birth on the juror qualification form; amend KRS 29A.090 to allow an automatic and permanent exemption from jury service for individuals age 70 or older.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

17

Key actions

4

Committee

7

Amendments

2

Mar 22, 2024

Introduced

returned to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

lower

Mar 22, 2024

Introduced

taken from Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

lower

Mar 21, 2024

Committee

to Elections, Const. Amendments & Intergovernmental Affairs (H)

lower

Mar 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

returned to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Mar 21, 2024

Lower · Passed

taken from Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Mar 11, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (H)

lower

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

3rd reading, passed 32-5

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Upper · Passed

reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar

upper

Feb 1, 2024

Committee

to Judiciary (S)

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Committee

to Committee on Committees (S)

upper

Jan 30, 2024

Introduced

introduced in Senate

upper

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Lindsey Tichenor

Phillip Wheeler