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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 5918

AN ACT CONCERNING JURORS.

Became law as Public Act 08-103, signed May 27, 2008, 77 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.

To add jurors excused from service because they have served within the past three years to the list of persons who are excluded from the summoning process and to clarify that employers must allow their employees leave time to serve as jurors, regardless of the shift worked by the employee, and may not require such employee to serve or work in excess of eight hours in any given day.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Mary G. Fritz, John W. Hetherington, John E. Stripp, Kevin D. Witkos, Janice R. Giegler, DebraLee Hovey, Mary Ann Carson, Arthur J. O'Neill, Ron Burns, John H. Frey, Peter A. Tercyak

In the Senate

    4 co-sponsors

    Judith G. Freedman, Edwin A. Gomes, Mary Ann Handley, Joseph J. Crisco Jr.

    Its course

    March 11 to May 27, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

    Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

    Every action18 actions on 11 days

    In the House of RepresentativesMar 11 to Apr 3050 days

    Judiciary CommitteeMar 11 to Mar 2413 days

    In the SenateApr 30 to May 55 days

    Waiting to be sentMay 5 to May 1914 days

    With the GovernorMay 19 to May 278 days

    Text

    Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

    l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

    What happened

    In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

    In the House of Representatives Mar 11 – Apr 30

    1. Mar 11Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
    2. Mar 14Heard in Judiciary Committee
    3. Mar 24Judiciary Committee recommended it
    4. Apr 30Passed the House of Representatives

    In the Senate Apr 30 – May 5

    1. Apr 30Sent to the Senate
    2. May 5Passed the Senate

    To the Governor May 13 – May 27

    1. May 13Numbered Public Act 08-103
    2. May 19Sent to the Secretary of the State
    3. May 27Signed by the Governor
    All 18 actions, as published
    1. Mar 11REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
    2. Mar 14PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
    3. Mar 24Joint FavorableBoth houses
    4. Mar 24FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
    5. Mar 31REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
    6. Apr 7RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
    7. Apr 7FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
    8. Apr 7HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
    9. Apr 7FILE NO.Both houses
    10. Apr 30HOUSE PASSEDHouse of Representatives
    11. Apr 30RULES SUSPENDED, TRANSMITTED TO SENATEHouse of Representatives
    12. May 1FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
    13. May 1SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
    14. May 5SENATE PASSEDSenate
    15. May 5ON CONSENT CALENDAR /IN CONCURRENCESenate
    16. May 13PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
    17. May 19TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
    18. May 27SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor