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Committee hears bill letting counties adopt $50-a-day juror pay after two unpaid days
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on House Bill 131, which would let county commissions adopt an alternative juror-pay schedule that withholds pay for the first two days and pays $50 a day thereafter; supporters said it helps secure jurors for multiweek trials and has been piloted in Greene County.
A House Judiciary Committee hearing on House Bill 131 focused on a proposal to let Missouri county commissions adopt an alternative juror-pay system that withholds pay for the first two days of service and pays $50 per day thereafter.
The bill would allow each county to choose whether to use the alternative schedule rather than require it statewide. Supporters told the committee the change is intended to make it financially feasible for jurors to serve through multiweek trials and to save counties money overall.
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