Deferral of jury service; persons who have legal custody/responsibility for care of a child.
Summary
Provides that a court may defer or limit jury service of persons who have legal custody of and are responsible for a child or children 16 years of age or younger requiring continuous care by such person during normal court hours to the term of court next after such period of responsibility ends. Under current law, persons with such responsibility are exempt upon request, but no provision is given for the court to defer such person's jury service until after such period of responsibility ends.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2018
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House of Delegates Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Mar 2019
Introduced Dec 31, 2018
Signed Mar 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 15, 2019
How they voted
31–0
Passed
Total votes 31
Feb 15, 2019
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Mar 18, 2019
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 518 (effective 7/1/19)
executive
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1814S1
upper
Feb 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee substitute agreed to 19107089D-S1
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-0)
senate
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 10, 2019
Committee
Assigned Courts sub: Subcommittee #3
lower
Dec 31, 2018
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Dec 31, 2018
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100437D
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick Hope
DDemocratic
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