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1997 SESSION
SB 323 Jury service; applicable to persons with disabilities.
Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Jury service. Provides that persons who have a physical disability are not automatically disqualified to serve on juries solely because of their disability if such disability does not render the person incapable of taking care of himself or his affairs.
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HISTORY
- 01/19/96 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 963058685
- 01/19/96 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/96 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil Justice
- 02/07/96 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)
- 02/09/96 Senate: Const. reading disp. (39-Y 0-N), passed by for the day
- 02/09/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/12/96 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: CONST. READING DISPENSED (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE (40-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/96 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/13/96 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/14/96 House: Read first time
- 02/14/96 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/19/96 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 03/05/96 House: Reported from Courts of Justice (21-Y 1-N)
- 03/05/96 House: Read second time
- 03/06/96 House: Passed by for the day
- 03/07/96 House: Read third time
- 03/07/96 House: Rereferred to Courts of Justice
- 03/07/96 House: Continued to 1997 in Courts of Justice
- 12/20/96 House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote