Generally revise laws related to juries
HB 194 generally revises laws related to juries and jury service. The bill updates the process for notifying and summoning potential jurors, outlining steps for court clerks and sheriffs to follow up with non-responding individuals. It introduces the option for courts to implement a "one-day or one-trial" system for juror service and clarifies how long jurors serve, especially for ongoing trials. Additionally, the bill modifies the requirements and timing for motions to discharge a jury panel, expanding the grounds to include objections to how jurors were notified or summoned.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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The bill text was modified to remove the word 'AN' from the description of the effective and applicability dates, resulting in a minor grammatical adjustment. This change does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or legal effect of the legislation.
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Removed the word 'AN' from the phrase 'IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE' to improve grammatical flow.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Feb 3, 2025
How they voted
43–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D
Democratic18
66% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-4-3)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (71-28-1)
house
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Regier
RRepublican
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