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House adopts changes to juror eligibility for individuals with reduced or expunged felonies
Summary
The House adopted a second substitute to HB 49 that makes people whose felony convictions have been reduced or expunged eligible for jury service; the House passed the substitute on a floor vote, 45–25.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House adopted a second substitute to House Bill 49 on Feb. 3 to alter juror eligibility rules for people with prior felony convictions that have since been reduced to misdemeanors or expunged. The substitute passed the House 45–25.
Representative Ballard, speaking to the substitute, said the bill simplifies the eligibility process and was supported by a range of stakeholders, including prosecutors, the criminal commission (CCJJ), and defenders. “This actually simplifies the process and the legislation that is supported by LALC, CCJJ, and also the statewide prosecutors and public attorneys,” Ballard said, describing the effect as restoring eligibility to some people who had felony records but whose cases were reduced or cleared.
The House adopted the second substitute and passed the measure on the floor vote recorded in the transcript. Ballard characterized the substitute as having broad support among legal-system stakeholders and as restoring juror eligibility for people whose records had been reduced or expunged.
The House vote on the second substitute was 45 in favor and 25 opposed; the bill will be transmitted to the Senate for its consideration.
