FL H1499 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 8 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-08 - Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises available sanctions for any person who is duly summoned to attend court as juror & fails to attend without any sufficient excuse; prohibits court from imposing term of imprisonment on any person who fails to attend as juror without any sufficient excuse & is found in contempt of court unless person is able to obtain legal representation.
Title
Juror Sanctions
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | House | Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-13 | House | Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-13 | House | Referred to Judiciary Committee |
| 2024-01-13 | House | Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 2024-01-08 | House | Filed |
Same As/Similar To
S1714 (Same As) 2024-03-08 - Died in Judiciary
Code Citations
Florida State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1499 |
| Text | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/1499/BillText/Filed/PDF |
