By: Landgraf, Faircloth H.B. No. 2747
(Senate Sponsor - Creighton)
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 6, 2015;
May 7, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on State
Affairs; May 19, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 19, 2015, sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE VOTE
YeaNayAbsentPNV
HuffmanX
EllisX
BirdwellX
CreightonX
EstesX
FraserX
NelsonX
SchwertnerX
ZaffiriniX
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to qualifications to serve as a petit juror.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 62.102, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 62.102. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR JURY SERVICE. A
person is disqualified to serve as a petit juror unless the person:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) is a citizen of the United States;
(3) is a resident [citizen] of this state and of the
county in which the person is to serve as a juror;
(4) [(3)] is qualified under the constitution and laws
to vote in the county in which the person is to serve as a juror;
(5) [(4)] is of sound mind and good moral character;
(6) [(5)] is able to read and write;
(7) [(6)] has not served as a petit juror for six days
during the preceding three months in the county court or during the
preceding six months in the district court;
(8) [(7)] has not been convicted of misdemeanor theft
or a felony; and
(9) [(8)] is not under indictment or other legal
accusation for misdemeanor theft or a felony.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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