l9n/ Oregon

2009 Regular Session

House Bill 3171

Provides that judge or clerk of court may not defer jury service for person more than once unless person seeks deferral for good cause.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary Committee on June 29, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislative Assembly published with the bill.

Provides that judge or clerk of court may not defer jury service for person more than once unless person seeks deferral for <i>specified emergency and person could not have anticipated circumstances when first deferral was granted</i>]<b> good cause</b>. Provides that employer may not require that employee use vacation leave, sick leave or annual leave for time spent by employee in responding to summons for jury duty and that employer must allow employee to take leave without pay for time spent by employee in responding to summons for jury duty.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

3 co-sponsors

Chris Garrett, Jim Thompson, Gene Whisnant

Its course

March 10 to June 29, 2009, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 10 to May 455 days

Waiting for a committeeMar 10 to Mar 122 days

JudiciaryMar 12 to Apr 2746 days

In the SenateMay 4 to Jun 29 · stopped56 days

Waiting for a committeeMay 4 to May 84 days

JudiciaryMay 8 to Jun 29 · stopped52 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the Legislative Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading54–4

    Passed · May 4 · 2 present

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 27

Text

Each version as the Legislative Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislative Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 10 – May 4

  1. Mar 10Introduced
  2. Mar 12Sent to Judiciary
  3. Mar 31Heard in Judiciary
  4. Apr 14Heard in Judiciary
  5. Apr 20Heard in Judiciary
  6. Apr 27Judiciary recommended it as amended
  7. Apr 29Read a second time
  8. May 4Passed the House of Representatives, 54 to 4

In the Senate May 5 – Jun 29

  1. May 5Arrived in the Senate
  2. May 8Sent to Judiciary
  3. Jun 29Died when the session ended
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Mar 10First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.House of Representatives
  2. Mar 12Referred to Judiciary.House of Representatives
  3. Mar 31Public Hearing held.House of Representatives
  4. Apr 14Work Session held.House of Representatives
  5. Apr 20Work Session held.House of Representatives
  6. Apr 27Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.House of Representatives
  7. Apr 29Second reading.House of Representatives
  8. Apr 30Rules suspended. Carried over to May 4, 2009 Calendar.House of Representatives
  9. May 4Third reading. Carried by Garrett. Passed.House of Representatives
  10. May 5First reading. Referred to President's desk.Senate
  11. May 8Referred to Judiciary.Senate
  12. Jun 29In committee upon adjournment.Senate