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SF 2346Died when the session ended · February 14, 2024

Creating an excuse from jury service for persons who are between eighteen and twenty-one years of age and enrolled in certain classes

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawK–12 education

Same legislation: SF 2034

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 9, 2024
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2024
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 14, 2024
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, 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 High school students can now be automatically excused from jury duty if they ask to be left out. To qualify, students must show proof that they are enrolled in high school, college-level courses, or technical training programs.1

Read the official explanation

This bill creates an automatic excuse from jury service. The bill requires a court to excuse a person who is between the ages of and and who provides the court with documentation that the person is enrolled in high school classes, is a high school student attending college-level courses, or is a high school student participating in career and technical education programs or advance college placement courses provided by a school district or community college, if the person wishes to be excused from jury service.

Full bill text2

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§607A.5

How the Code works3

Lobbying

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