88R24801 AMF-F
 
  By: Bhojani, Johnson of Dallas, Leach, H.B. No. 5110
      Flores, Lujan
 
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5110:
 
  By:  Moody C.S.H.B. No. 5110
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to prohibited disqualifications for service as a juror.
       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
       SECTION 1.  Chapter 61, Government Code, is amended by
adding Section 61.004 to read as follows:
       Sec. 61.004.  PROHIBITED JUROR DISQUALIFICATIONS. A person
may not be disqualified to serve as a juror based on the person's
age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, national origin,
economic status, religious affiliation, or political belief.
       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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