The Florida Senate

HB 1441: Florida Jury Patriotism Act

GENERAL BILL by Smith

Florida Jury Patriotism Act; provides state policy that all qualified citizens have obligation to serve on petit juries when called; provides requirements re postponement of petit jury participation; revises language re persons disqualified or excused from jury services; provides for excuses from petit jury service; revises language re summoning jurors; provides for Lengthy Trial Fund; provides for employment protection while on jury service, etc. Amends Ch. 40.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/5/2003	House	• Filed
  3/6/2003	House	• Introduced -HJ 00145
  3/14/2003	House	• Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations -HJ 00222
  3/31/2003	House	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/02/03, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
  4/2/2003	House	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 17 NAYS 1 -HJ 00336
  4/3/2003	House	• Now in Appropriations -HJ 00336
  5/2/2003	House	• Died in Committee on Appropriations

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• HB 1441, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2003 at 3:35 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf) Judiciary (Post-Meeting) (pdf)

  Citations - Statutes (7)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  40.010
  40.012
  40.013	Persons disqualified or excused from jury service.
  40.014
  40.23	Summoning jurors.
  40.255
  40.271	Jury service.

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