Bill > HB2440

This bill modifies the age requirement for jury service in Missouri, lowering the minimum age for petit (trial) and grand jurors from twenty-one to nineteen years old. The bill amends existing state law to reduce the age threshold while maintaining other existing disqualification criteria for jury service, such as citizenship status, county residency, felony conviction history, language proficiency, and physical or mental fitness to serve. The proposed change would allow younger adults (those aged nineteen and twenty) to be eligible for jury duty, expanding the potential jury pool. Other existing disqualifications remain in place, including active military service, judicial positions, and specific physical or mental conditions that might impair a person's ability to serve effectively as a juror. The bill allows individuals or their representatives to provide medical documentation to the court if they believe a medical condition prevents them from serving for up to twenty-four months.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2440&year=2026&code=R