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Senate committee debates larger jury pay; SB 370 left open for amendment after fiscal questions
Summary
Senate Bill 370 proposed raising juror pay from current statutory levels; committee testimony revealed two fiscal estimates (district‑only vs. statewide including county costs) and members discussed an amendment to limit the state responsibility to district courts. No final committee vote was taken on SB 370.
Senate Bill 370, a proposal to raise juror pay, drew extended committee discussion on March 5 about scale, fiscal responsibility and whether counties or the state would bear increased costs. The committee did not take final action on SB 370 and the sponsor said he would offer an amendment.
Senator Mike Yakowich (SD 24), the sponsor, said his intent was to increase juror pay to reduce the financial burden on people called to serve. He described a range of possible increases and told the committee he would be willing to negotiate the amount; earlier floor discussion had…
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