South Dakota's juror qualification law is being reorganized and clarified to make it easier to understand, listing requirements as a numbered checklist (citizenship, age 18-69, sound mind, and English language ability) rather than in paragraph form. The bill also explicitly protects people with visual or hearing impairments from being excluded from jury service based solely on those disabilities.
Judiciary Deferred to the 41st legislative day Passed, YEAS 7, NAYS 6.
Judiciary Motion to amend
Judiciary Scheduled for hearing
First read in House and referred to House Judiciary H.J. 52
Prime sponsor · Rep
R
Dist. HD-005
Cosponsors
Judiciary — Deferred to the 41st legislative day