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May 2, 2006

House Bill 376: An Act Regarding Jury Duty Excusal for Homeschool Parents

Authors:
Representatives Loudermilk, Fleming, Lunsford, Lewis, Mills, and Ehrhart

Summary:
This was a committee substitute for House Bill 376. It made minor changes in the original version which would exempt from jury duty a parent conducting a home study program. This amended version was supported.

Status:
02/08/2005Introduced
03/10/2005House Committee Favorably Reported
03/31/2005House Withdrawn, recommitted
2/15/2006 House Committee favorably reported
2/22/2006 Adopted by House
2/23/2006 Read in Senate and referred
3/15/2006 Committee favorably reported
3/16/2006 Second reading
3/23/2006Third reading, passed, and adopted
4/3/2006 Sent to the governor, effective Date 7/1/2006
4/18/2006 Signed by the governor as Act 462

HSLDA's Position:
HSLDA supported this legislation.

Action requested:
No action is requested at this time.

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