Bill Text: HI SB2136 | 2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Jury Service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-06-17 - Act 040, on 06/16/2022 (Gov. Msg. No. 1140). [SB2136 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2022-SB2136-Amended.html
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO JURY SERVICE.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 612-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§612-2 Prohibition of discrimination. A citizen shall not be excluded from jury service in this State on account of race, color, religion, sex, including gender identity or expression, national origin, economic status, or physical disability, except as provided in section 612-4(b)(1)."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Report Title:
Jury Service; Discrimination; Prohibition
Description:
Prohibits juror exclusion based on gender identity or expression. (CD1)
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