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MI HB4091

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/19/2025

Primary Sponsor

Amos O'Neal

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Origin

House of Representatives

103rd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Eliminates local jury boards and centralizes jury selection through the State Court Administrative Office, which will compile jury lists from driver license and state ID cardholder records provided annually by the Secretary of State

  • Increases juror compensation to the state minimum wage per hour for each half day (4 hours) or full day (8 hours) of attendance, with adjustments every 5 years based on Consumer Price Index changes

  • Requires juror reimbursement at the IRS standard mileage rate for travel plus all required parking costs, replacing the previous minimum of 20 cents per mile

  • Mandates collection and reporting of detailed jury demographic data including race, ethnicity, removals for cause, peremptory challenges, and challenges to peremptory strikes

  • Takes effect 1 year after enactment and repeals multiple existing jury-related statutes including 1929 PA 288 and 1951 PA 179

Legislative Description

Courts: juries; local jury boards; eliminate, and create a centralized jury process. Amends secs. 857, 1301a, 1304a, 1307a, 1326, 1332, 1334, 1343, 1344, 1345, 1346, 1371 & 1372 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.857 et seq.); adds secs. 1306 & 1307 & repeals (See bill).

Courts: juries

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/19/2025

2/19/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/19/2025

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