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Relating to jury service disqualification for certain felons
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections
Same legislation: SF 2091
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 24, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 16, 2022
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 23, 202248–0
- Done: House committeeMarch 15, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseApril 12, 202269–22
- Stopped: To the GovernorDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People convicted of certain felonies would no longer be allowed to serve on a jury. This rule applies to anyone currently under supervision by parole or correctional services, as well as those required to register as sex offenders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to jury service disqualification for certain felons. The bill provides that a person is disqualified from jury service if the person has been convicted of a felony and remains under the supervision of the department of corrections, a judicial district department of correctional services, or the board of parole, or if the person has been convicted of a felony which requires registration as a sex offender under Code chapter 692A or to serve a special sentence under Code chapter 903B. The bill makes conforming Code changes.
Changed since by amendment H-8355; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 24, 2022. On March 2, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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Lobbying
1 for · 1 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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