Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 7086
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                 Comm: UNFAV           .                                
                  04/23/2019           .                                
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       The Committee on Rules (Rodriguez) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (116400) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         Before line 5
    5  insert:
    6         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 40.013, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         40.013 Persons disqualified or excused from jury service.—
    9         (1) No person who is under prosecution for any crime, or
   10  who has been convicted in this state, any federal court, or any
   11  other state, territory, or country of bribery, forgery, perjury,
   12  larceny, or any other offense that is a felony in this state or
   13  which if it had been committed in this state would be a felony,
   14  unless restored to civil rights, shall be qualified to serve as
   15  a juror. However, the disqualification provided under this
   16  subsection no longer applies upon the restoration of voting
   17  rights pursuant to s. 4., Art. VI of the State Constitution and
   18  s. 98.0751 for a person who has completed all terms of sentence
   19  for a felony conviction for an offense other than murder or a
   20  felony sexual offense.
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   23  And the title is amended as follows:
   24         Between lines 498 and 499
   25  insert:
   26         s. 40.013, F.S.; providing that disqualification from
   27         jury service does not apply to persons convicted of
   28         certain felonies who have had their voting rights
   29         restored pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State
   30         Constitution; amending