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1998 SESSION
SB 187 Jury selection.
Introduced by: Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY:
Jury selection. Eliminates provision which allows a party to move for selection of jurors by lot. Jurors will be selected randomly.
The bill is recommended by the Judicial Council.
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HISTORY
- 01/14/98 Senate: Presented & ordered printed 982917837
- 01/14/98 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/26/98 Senate: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: Civil
- 01/28/98 Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (14-Y 1-N)
- 01/29/98 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/98 Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/98 Senate: Passed by for the day
- 02/02/98 Senate: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/03/98 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/98 Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (38-Y 1-N)
- 02/03/98 Senate: Communicated to House
- 02/04/98 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/05/98 House: Read first time
- 02/05/98 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 02/23/98 House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 2
- 03/09/98 House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)