AB 881

  • California Assembly Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Assembly
  • Passed Assembly May 30, 2023
  • Passed Senate Sep 06, 2023
  • Governor

Juror fees: pilot program.

Bill Subjects

Juror Fees Pilot Program

Abstract

Existing law, the Trial Jury Selection and Management Act, requires all persons be selected for jury service at random, from a source or sources inclusive of a representative cross section of the population of the area served by the court. The act further requires a juror in a civil or criminal superior court case to be paid a fee of $15 a day for each day's attendance as a juror after the first day, except as specified, plus reimbursement for mileage. Existing law authorizes the Superior Court of San Francisco to conduct a pilot program until December 31, 2023, to analyze and determine whether paying certain low-income trial jurors $100 per day for each day they are required to report for service as a trial juror in a criminal case promotes a more economically and racially diverse trial jury panel that more accurately reflects the demographics of the community. This bill would expand the above-described pilot program to include, upon appropriation for these purposes, the superior court in 4 additional counties selected by the Judicial Council that reflect urban and rural diversity. The bill would require the Judicial Council to administer funding for the pilot program court, and would authorize the Judicial Council to accept private or other funds for administration of the pilot program. The bill would authorize the Superior Court of San Francisco to operate the pilot program using local, state, or other funding regardless of whether an appropriation is made for this purpose. The bill would require the pilot program court to collect data self-reported by jurors who receive the increased fee and would require the Judicial Council to prepare an analysis and report of that data and conclusion about the pilot program. The bill would require the pilot program court to terminate the pilot program on or before December 31, 2025, or at any time it determines the increased financial reimbursement is causing prejudice to the rights of litigants or the interests of justice. The bill would repeal these provisions on January 1, 2027.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Jan 29, 2024

Assembly

Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

Jan 03, 2024

Assembly

Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

Oct 08, 2023

Assembly

Vetoed by Governor.

Sep 14, 2023

California State Legislature

Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4:30 p.m.

Sep 07, 2023

Assembly

Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 3011.)

Assembly

Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 73. Noes 3. Page 3047.).

Sep 06, 2023

Senate

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 2404.).

Assembly

In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 8 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

Sep 05, 2023

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

Sep 01, 2023

Senate

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (September 1).

Senate

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

Jul 03, 2023

Senate

In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR suspense file.

Jun 20, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 07, 2023

Senate

Referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

Senate

From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on PUB S.

  • Amendment-Introduction
  • Amendment-Passage
  • Reading-1
  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB S.

May 31, 2023

Senate

In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

May 30, 2023

Assembly

Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 67. Noes 7. Page 1920.)

May 22, 2023

Assembly

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 18, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 11. Noes 3.) (May 18).

Assembly

Read second time and amended. Ordered returned to second reading.

May 03, 2023

Assembly

In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  • Referral-Committee
APPR. suspense file. APPR

Apr 26, 2023

Assembly

In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.

Mar 22, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1.) (March 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Feb 23, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on PUB. S.

Feb 15, 2023

Assembly

From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

Feb 14, 2023

Assembly

Read first time. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
AB881 HTML
02/14/23 - Introduced PDF
05/18/23 - Amended Assembly PDF
06/07/23 - Amended Senate PDF
09/01/23 - Amended Senate PDF
09/11/23 - Enrolled PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
03/20/23- Assembly Public Safety PDF
05/01/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF
05/24/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
06/16/23- Senate Public Safety PDF
06/30/23- Senate Appropriations PDF
09/01/23- Senate Appropriations PDF
09/02/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
09/06/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF
10/20/23- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS PDF

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