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 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
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
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican70
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
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
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
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
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