Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing
Summary
Relates to removing the lifetime ban on jury duty for convicted felons who have completed their sentencing, including any period of probation or community supervision.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Jan 2020
Senate Passage
May 2019
Assembly Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Jan 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2019
How they voted
32–17
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic34
94% Yea
R
Republican16
93% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Jan 8, 2020
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
May 7, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
lower
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
PASSED SENATE
upper
Mar 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
AMENDED ON THIRD READING 221A
upper
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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