SB0330

Courts: juries; exemption from jury service; expand. Amends sec. 1307a of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.1307a).

Chamber Passed·10/21/25

Expands exemptions from jury service in Michigan to include additional categories of individuals.

This bill amends Michigan law to expand exemptions from jury service. It allows individuals who are nursing mothers, participants in the address confidentiality program, service members on active duty, and their spouses residing outside the state or country to claim exemption. It also includes exemptions for individuals over 70 years old, familial caretakers of hospice patients, and parental caregivers of children with serious health conditions. These individuals must provide documentation to the court to claim their exemption.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the Senate · 34–2 · Oct 21, 2025
Current
Judiciary Committee
Next
House floor vote

Sponsors

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Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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2 Nay

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1 Absent

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Calendar

Sep 18, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

Sep 11, 2025

12:00 PM

Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety

History

Oct 21, 2025

Senate

Passed Roll Call # 277 Yeas 34 Nays 2 Excused 1 Not Voting 0

Oct 21, 2025

House

Received On 10/21/2025

Oct 21, 2025

House

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