North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 588 — Increase Juror Pay.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 588, the language regarding juror compensation has been clarified by changing "twenty dollars ($20.00)" to "twenty dollars ($20.00) per day" to clearly specify the payment cycle for jurors. This clarification matters because it helps ensure that jurors understand they will receive $20 for each day of service, potentially improving participation in jury duties by removing any ambiguity about their compensation.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 4, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 588 Short Title:
588 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35182-ND-107 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RAISE THE PAY RATE OF JURORS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 5, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RAISE THE PAY RATE OF JURORS.
"(a) A juror in the General Court of Justice Justice, including a petit juror, or a coroner's juror, but excluding and a grand juror, shall receive twelve dollars ($12.00) for the first day of service and twenty dollars ($20.00) per day afterwards, except that if any person serves as a juror for more than five days in any 24-month period, the juror shall receive forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day of service in excess of five days.
"(a) A juror in the General Court of Justice Justice, including a petit juror, or a coroner's juror, but excluding and a grand juror, shall receive twelve dollars ($12.00) for the first day of service and twentydollars ($20.00) per dayafterwards, except that if anyperson serves as a juror for more than five days in any 24-month period, the juror shall receive forty dollars ($40.00) per day for each day of service in excess of five days.
*DRS35182-ND-107*
*S588-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

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Not signed on (174)

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Who sponsors SB 588?
SB 588 is sponsored by Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Marcus, Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), and Joyce Waddell (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 588?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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