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Legislation


2012 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 16

File Code: Courts and Court Personnel - Statewide
Sponsored By:
Senators Ramirez, Miller, Rosapepe, Peters, Forehand, and Montgomery
Entitled:
Jury Service - Employers - Prohibited Acts

Synopsis:

Prohibiting an employer from requiring an individual to work during a specified time period on a day in which the individual is expected to perform jury service or acts related to jury service or on a day after the individual performs jury service or acts related to jury service; and prohibiting an employer from depriving an individual of employment or coercing, intimidating, or threatening to discharge an individual for exercising a specified right to refrain from work for performing jury service or acts relating to jury service.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. For explanation of terms click here.
Senate Action
10/17
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
1/10
Hearing 1/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2/7

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2/8
Favorable with Amendments {508779/1
Laid Over (Senator Kittleman) Adopted
2/9
Favorable with Amendments {508779/1
Committee Amendment Adopted (28-18)
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/13
Third Reading Passed (26-20)
3/30
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (28-18)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
2/14
First Reading Judiciary
3/16
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
3/27
Favorable with Amendments {442118/1 Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/28
Special Order until 4/3 (Delegate W. Miller) Adopted
3/29
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (95-40)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/2
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 159

Sponsored by:

Senator Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., District 27
Senator Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences
Harassment
Juries -see also- Grand Juries
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statute:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings
( 8-501 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 508779/01     Offered on: February 9, 2012   at: 10:20 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 442118/01     Offered on: March 30, 2012   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Judicial Proceedings
House
Judiciary
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 9, 2012: Committee Amendment Adopted (28-18)
February 13, 2012: Third Reading Passed (26-20)
March 30, 2012: Third Reading Passed (28-18)
House
March 29, 2012: Third Reading Passed (95-40)
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