2007 House Bill 4934

Use tax, welfare and unemployment records to establish jury pools

Introduced in the House

June 19, 2007

Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons (D-2)

To require the state to deliver to counties the names and addresses of income tax payers in the county for purposes of requiring jury boards to add these to the lists of citizens from which they assemble jury pools, as proposed by House Bill 4931.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary

June 4, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 10, 2008

Amendment offered

To tie-bar the bill to House Bill 4859 rather than HB 4931, meaning this bill cannot become law unless that one does also. HB 4859 creates new jury selection rules, and is essentially the same as HB 4931.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 59 to 49 (details)

To require the state to deliver to counties the names and addresses of income tax payers in the county for purposes of requiring jury boards to add these to the lists of citizens from which they assemble jury pools, as proposed by House Bill 4859.

Motion by Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-12)

To give the bill immediate effect.

The motion failed 60 to 48 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 12, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary