2019 House Bill 5026

Use tax records to establish geographically proportionate jury pools

Introduced in the House

Sept. 25, 2019

Introduced by Rep. Tenisha Yancey (D-1)

To require the Department of Treasury to deliver to counties the names and addresses of income tax payers in the county. Jury boards would be required to order jury pools so that a proportionate number of residents of each community is represented in the pool (“geographical diversity”).

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary