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:

02/08/2005		Introduced
03/10/2005		House Committee Favorably Reported
03/31/2005		House Withdrawn, recommitted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
3/23/2006		Third 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.

Other Resources

Bill Text   (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)