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Senator Hillier asks to pair constitutional amendment with implementing bill; both assigned to Judiciary
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 leave to have SB53 assigned to the Judiciary Committee so the committee could hear both measures together.
“...I filed a constitutional amendment that's been approved by the CRC, which is SJR 7, and it's gonna be heard in judiciary committee tomorrow,” Hillier said, adding that she had filed Senate Bill 53 to implement the change and requested that the two be heard together. She said the implementing bill did not yet have a fiscal note, but that she expected no fiscal impact and wanted Judiciary to consider the measures jointly.
The presiding officer called for the question and the Senate approved assigning SB53 to Judiciary for the purpose of hearing alongside SJR7. The transcript records the assignment but does not contain the full text of SJR7 or SB53; additional committee materials and any fiscal notes were not provided on the floor during these remarks.
