MA H1696

Bill

MA H1696

Relative to juror service

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to juror service. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws of Massachusetts to add a new exception to juror service. Specifically, it exempts a person who is the sole owner of a business from jury duty if their service would require them to close the business.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Brad Jones (R)*, Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Steven Howitt (R), Matt Muratore (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4844 (on 06/09/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1696

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1696
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1696.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1112	Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors	Accompanied a study order, see H5222	Similar To
H1340	Relative to intercollegiate compensation and rights	Accompanied a new draft, see H4696	Similar To
H1402	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Accompanied S904	Similar To
H1649	Relative to certain habitual offenders	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H1735	Relative to indigent defense counsel	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2466	Relative to electronic defensive devices	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H3142	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	No further action taken	Similar To
H3457	Relative to electric bicycles	Accompanied a new draft, see H4676	Similar To
H3863	Relative to reprecincting	Reported by H4118	Similar To
H3991	Relative to pesticides	Accompanied a new draft, see H4600	Similar To
H4118	Relative to reprecincting	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H4123	Relative to the Nantucket Audit Committee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4844	Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4931	Relative to pesticides	No further action taken	Similar To
H759	Relative to absentee ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S455	Relative to political contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S882	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1112

Relative to increasing consumer access to licensed rehabilitation counselors

Accompanied a study order, see H5222

Similar To

H1340

Relative to intercollegiate compensation and rights

Accompanied a new draft, see H4696

Similar To

H1402

Relative to manufactured housing communities

Accompanied S904

Similar To

H1649

Relative to certain habitual offenders

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H1735

Relative to indigent defense counsel

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2466

Relative to electronic defensive devices

Accompanied a study order, see H5190

Similar To

H3142

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

No further action taken

Similar To

H3457

Relative to electric bicycles

Accompanied a new draft, see H4676

Similar To

H3863

Relative to reprecincting

Reported by H4118

Similar To

H3991

Relative to pesticides

Accompanied a new draft, see H4600

Similar To

H4118

Relative to reprecincting

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H4123

Relative to the Nantucket Audit Committee

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

H4844

Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H4931

Relative to pesticides

No further action taken

Similar To

H759

Relative to absentee ballots

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S455

Relative to political contributions

Accompanied a study order, see H5026

Similar To

S882

Relative to affordable housing

Accompanied a study order, see H5276

Similar To

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