PRINTER'S NO. 208
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.260
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA, LAUGHLIN, J. WARD, BROWN,
SCHWANK, COSTA, BAKER AND STEFANO, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors,
further providing for exemptions from jury duty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4503(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 4503. Exemptions from jury duty.
(a) General rule.--No person shall be exempt or excused from
jury duty except the following:
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(9) Caregivers who:
(i) request to be excused;
(ii) are not employed outside their home; and
(iii) reside in a household with primary
responsibility for the active care of a child under seven
years of age or of an individual with a permanent
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18 physical or intellectual disability, if the individual
cannot care for the individual during the hours when the
court is normally in session, and the caregivers:
(A) do not have alternative care that is
available to them; or
(B) are unable to afford alternative care.
(a.1) Caregivers.--
(1) A court may require a notarized affidavit from the
caregivers under subsection (a)(9) attesting to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified under subsection (a)
(9)(ii) and (iii).
(2) Caregivers under subsection (a)(9) may be excused
permanently or for a period as the court determines is
necessary. If excused for a limited period, the caregivers
shall, at the end of the period, be assigned to the next jury
array.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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