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Senator Hillier asks to pair constitutional amendment with implementing bill; both assigned to Judiciary
Utah State Senate · January 17, 1996
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Summary
Senator Hillier requested SJR7 (constitutional amendment) and companion SB53 (implementing legislation) be heard together in Judiciary to address jury-trial provisions affected by court consolidation; the Senate approved assigning SB53 to Judiciary for hearing with SJR7.
Senator Hillier told the Senate that consolidation of circuit and district courts raised a constitutional issue involving jury trial sizes (four- and eight-person juries) and said she had filed a proposed constitutional amendment, SJR7, and an implementing bill, SB53. Hillier asked…
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