CS/SB 1590 (2020) -  Juror Sanctions

General Bill by Judiciary and Powell
Juror Sanctions: Revising available sanctions for any person who fails to attend court as a juror without any sufficient excuse; restricting a court from imposing a term of imprisonment on any person who fails to attend as a juror without any sufficient excuse and is found in contempt of court unless the person is able to obtain legal representation, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Messages on Saturday, March 14, 2020 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 02/04/20 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/19/20 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 17   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1125 Subject: Jury Duty Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/19/2020 2:05:36 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/18/2020 9:54:23 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/5/2020 6:32:01 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 2/3/2020 12:36:25 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 03/03/2020 10:18 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 5] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 03/14/2020 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: H In Messages Time: 03/03/2020 - 12:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 371 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:18 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 371 Time: 03/03/2020 - 10:17 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 02/26/2020 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 341 Time: 02/26/2020 - 4:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/26/20 -SJ 346 Time: 02/20/2020 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/19/2020 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 325 Time: 02/19/2020 - 12:19 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/19/20, 10:00 am, 110 Senate Building Time: 02/14/2020 - 4:32 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 02/10/2020 - 1:36 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time -SJ 250 Time: 02/06/2020 - 3:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/06/2020 - 8:21 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 240 Time: 02/04/2020 - 2:56 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 02/04/20, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building Time: 01/30/2020 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 157 Time: 01/22/2020 - 6:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Rules -SJ 157 Time: 01/17/2020 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/09/2020 - 9:05 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
40.23 HB 1125