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MO HB1781

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/6/2014

Primary Sponsor

Judy Morgan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Adds breast-feeding mothers to list of persons who can be excused from jury service based on undue or extreme physical hardship
  • Requires judge approval for hardship exemptions, with authority delegable only to authorized court officials
  • Establishes that undue or extreme physical hardship includes abandoning a child under personal care requiring breast-feeding
  • Requires applicants to submit documentation by scheduled jury duty date, including tax returns, medical statements, or proof of dependency to support hardship claims
  • Limits hardship exemptions to specific circumstances: inability to obtain substitute childcare, substantial adverse impact on living expenses, physical illness/disease, or requirement to abandon breast-feeding child

Legislative Description

Allows a breast-feeding mother to be excused from jury duty

Last Action

Voted Do Pass (H)

3/4/2014

Committee Referrals

Children, Families, and Persons with Disabilities2/18/2014

Full Bill Text

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