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HB 6968 Connecticut House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING JUROR COMPENSATION.

This bill updates compensation for people serving on juries. Full-time workers receive pay from their employers for the first five days of service. Part-time workers and unemployed jurors get $50 per day (based on minimum wage) for the first five days, plus reimbursement for travel and family care costs. After five days, the state pays $50 per day plus these expenses. The changes take effect October 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProvides wage replacement for jurors, protecting income during service, aligning with workers' rights protections.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2025
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Raised Bill → JUD Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from a 'Raised Bill' to a 'JUD Joint Favorable Substitute', indicating it passed committee review and is now in a revised form ready for further legislative action. The substantive content regarding jury compensation remains largely unchanged, though some text was reorganized and minor formatting adjustments were made to the document headers and page footers.
TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from 'Raised Bill' to 'Substitute Bill' and document type updated from 'Raised Bill' to 'JUD Joint Favorable Substitute', reflecting legislative progress.

Minor text reorganization in subsection (a) regarding juror reimbursement language, with some bracketed text removed and sentence structure slightly adjusted.

Subsection (c) was restructured to remove specific dollar amounts (fifty dollars) and streamline the language regarding compensation for jurors serving more than five days.

Document headers and footers were updated to reflect the new bill status, including changes to LCO numbers and page numbering formats.

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Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ON Appropriations
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Judiciary
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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