Bill Title: Requires prosecutorial consent in order for a defendant to waive a jury trial.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-30 - Committee recommended measure be held for further study [S2098 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator Dominick Ruggerio [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-004	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ryan Pearson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator David Tikoian [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-022	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator John Burke [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Hanna Gallo [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-027	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Susan Sosnowski [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-037	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Melissa Murray [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-024	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Pamela Lauria [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-032	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Valarie Lawson [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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