78R1339 JRJ-D
By: Solomons H.B. No. 146
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to jury duty on general election day.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 62, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 62.0125 to read as follows:
Sec. 62.0125. SUMMONS FOR JURY SERVICE ON GENERAL ELECTION
DAY PROHIBITED. Prospective jurors may not be summoned to appear
for jury service on the date of the general election for state and
county officers.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.