Excuse breast-feeding mothers from jury service
This bill allows mothers who are breastfeeding infants one year of age or younger to be excused from jury service. It achieves this by adding breastfeeding to the list of conditions that constitute "undue or extreme physical or financial hardship" under existing state laws. To qualify for an exemption, a mother only needs to provide a signed affidavit stating she is breastfeeding, which serves as sufficient documentation for the court. The exemption applies only for the specific jury year in which the request is made and does not grant permanent immunity from future jury duty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
Jul 2024
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Signed Jul 23, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2024 · House Jun 27, 2023
How they voted
30–0
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 10, 2024
D
Democratic7
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Apr 10, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Sep 13, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
upper
Jun 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Refer to Committee
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
lower
2 primary · 78 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angie King
RRepublican
P
Roy Klopfenstein
RRepublican
Co
Adam Bird
RRepublican
Co
Adam Mathews
RRepublican
Co
Adam Miller
DDemocratic
Co
Allison Russo
DDemocratic
Co
Andrea White
RRepublican
Co
Andrew Brenner
RRepublican
Co
Anita Somani
DDemocratic
Co
Bernie Willis
RRepublican
Co
Beth Lear
RRepublican
Co
Beth Liston
DDemocratic
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