HB 2483 Tennessee House · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Juries and Jurors - As introduced, allows a breastfeeding mother to be excused from serving as a juror; requires a breastfeeding mother to provide the court with a supporting medical statement from a licensed physician and take any action necessary to obtain a ruling on a request to be excused no later than the date that the person is scheduled to appear for jury duty. - Amends TCA Title 22, Chapter 1 and Title 22, Chapter 2.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2020 Last action Jun 4, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2020

How they voted

93–0
Passed
Total votes 93
Jun 1, 2020
D Democratic22
22 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican70
70 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
8
Jun 4, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Jun 1, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/12/2020
lower
Mar 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/4/2020
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Feb 19, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 2/25/2020
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2020
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Introduced
Intro.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Bob Freeman
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
TN
56