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CS/SB 1590: Juror Sanctions

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary ; Powell

Juror Sanctions; Revising available sanctions for any person who fails to attend court as a juror without any sufficient excuse; restricting a court from imposing a term of imprisonment on any person who fails to attend as a juror without any sufficient excuse and is found in contempt of court unless the person is able to obtain legal representation, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 3/14/2020 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/9/2020 Senate • Filed
    1/17/2020 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 157
    1/22/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 157
    1/30/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/4/2020 Senate • CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 240
    2/6/2020 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 250
    2/10/2020 Senate • Now in Rules
    2/14/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building
    2/19/2020 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 325
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    2/20/2020 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20 -SJ 346
    2/26/2020 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 341
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/3/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 371
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 371
    3/3/2020 House • In Messages
    3/14/2020 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Messages

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  • CS/SB 1590, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2020 at 8:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/18/2020 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1125 Jury Duty Jacquet Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/19/2020 10:00 AM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/3/2020 10:18 AM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    40.23 Summoning jurors. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 1590, Original Filed Version Posted 1/9/2020 at 9:05 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2020 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 2/5/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1125 Jury Duty Jacquet Similar Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    487314 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Judiciary
    (Powell)     		2/3/2020
    12:17 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/5/2020     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2020 12:30 PM Judiciary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    40.23 Summoning jurors. Page 1 (pdf)

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