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TX SB1888
Bill
Status
3/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Sparks
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AI Summary
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Counties with populations under 1,000 may draw grand jurors and petit jurors from contiguous counties within the same judicial district, waiving the typical requirement that jurors be residents of the county where they serve
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Residents from neighboring counties qualify to serve if they hold a valid Texas driver's license or personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety and are qualified to vote in their home county
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The jury wheel in counties with fewer than 1,000 residents may be reconstituted using voter registration lists and DPS identification records from contiguous counties in the same judicial district, in addition to the summoning county's own sources
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Changes the terminology in jury wheel source lists from "citizens" to "residents" of the county for DPS identification records
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Applies only to persons summoned for jury service on or after September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to reconstitution of the petit jury wheel and grand juror and petit juror qualifications in certain counties.
Courts
Last Action
Committee report printed and distributed
5/6/2025