CS/HB 461: Excusal from Jury Service
GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee ; Amesty ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bankson ; Basabe ; Canady ; Daniels ; Garcia ; López, J. ; Lopez, V. ; Plakon ; Trabulsy
Excusal from Jury Service; Requires that woman who has recently given birth be excused from certain jury service under specified conditions.
Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Current Bill Version Posted: 02/14/2024 at 04:42 PM
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Senate Committee References (1)
- Rules (RC)
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Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location Relationship Learn more about bill relationships S 462 (c2) by Grall
Excusal from Jury Service
Last Action: 2/14/2024 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 461 -SJ 388Identical -
Citations - Statutes (1)
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Bill History
S = Senate, H = House
Date Chamber Action 11/14/2023 H • Filed
11/22/2023 H • Referred to Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to Judiciary Committee
• Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee
11/29/2023 H • Added to Civil Justice Subcommittee agenda
12/6/2023 H • Favorable by Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Civil Justice Subcommittee
• Now in Judiciary Committee
12/22/2023 H • Added to Judiciary Committee agenda
1/8/2024 H • Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee
• Reported out of Judiciary Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
1/9/2024 H • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/11/2024 H • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (1/17/2024)
1/17/2024 H • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
1/18/2024 H • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0
1/18/2024 S • In Messages
1/19/2024 S • Referred to Rules
1/24/2024 S • Received
2/14/2024 S • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 387
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 462 -SJ 388
• Read 2nd time -SJ 387
• Read 3rd time -SJ 388
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 388
2/14/2024 S • Immediately certified -SJ 391
2/14/2024 H • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
4/16/2024 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/26/2024 • Approved by Governor