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SB0139Introduced in the Senate

Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding.

Passed

Introduced by Stacey Donato, District 18

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Jury duty exemption for women breastfeeding. Exempts a woman who is breastfeeding from jury duty. Sets forth requirements.

Where it stands

Public Law 69

March 4, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

HouseStage: House - Third reading · February 24, 2026

98

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Carolyn Jackson1Yes
Earl Harris2Absent
Ragen Hatcher3Yes
Edmond Soliday4Yes
Dale DeVon5Yes
Maureen Bauer6Yes
Jake Teshka7Yes
Ryan Dvorak8Yes
Randy Novak9Yes
Charles Moseley10Yes

Bill history

  1. Authored by Senator Donato

  2. First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Senator Doriot added as second author

  4. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  5. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  6. Senator Randolph added as coauthor

  7. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 22: yeas 49, nays 0

  8. House sponsor: Representative Olthoff

  9. Senator Rogers added as third author

  10. Senator Young M added as coauthor

  11. Senator Buck added as coauthor

  12. Referred to the House

  13. First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code

  14. Representative King added as cosponsor

  15. Representative Meltzer added as cosponsor

  16. Representative Cash added as cosponsor

  17. Committee report: do pass, adopted

  18. Second reading: ordered engrossed

  19. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 340: yeas 98, nays 0

  20. Returned to the Senate without amendments

  21. Signed by the President Pro Tempore

  22. Signed by the Speaker

  23. Signed by the President of the Senate

  24. Signed by the Governor

  25. Public Law 69

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