TN HB2470 | 2013-2014 | 108th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-04-02 - Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, institutes jury service reforms including a lengthy trial fund for juror wage replacement, a reduction of jury service terms, protections to small businesses, provisions for allowing a juror to select a service date from a list of dates, and additional reforms. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 22 and Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 5.

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Title

As introduced, institutes jury service reforms including a lengthy trial fund for juror wage replacement, a reduction of jury service terms, protections to small businesses, provisions for allowing a juror to select a service date from a list of dates, and additional reforms. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 4; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 22 and Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 5.

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History

DateChamberAction
2014-04-02HouseTaken Off Notice For Cal. in: Civil Justice Committee
2014-03-26HousePlaced on cal. Civil Justice Committee for 4/2/2014
2014-03-26HouseRec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2014-03-19HousePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2014
2014-03-12HouseAction Def. in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee to 3/26/2014
2014-03-05HousePlaced on s/c cal Civil Justice Subcommittee for 3/12/2014
2014-02-12HouseAssigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
2014-02-10HouseP2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee
2014-02-06HouseP1C.
2014-02-05HouseIntro.
2014-02-05HouseFiled for intro.

Same As/Similar To

SB2332 (Crossfiled) 2014-04-01 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.

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