HB 34: Jury Duty Pay
2007 General Session

Sponsor: Rep. Keith Gingery (R-H23, Jackson)

HB 34 would have increased the amount jurors would be paid from the current $30 per day to $40 per day. It was estimated this would cost an additional $20,000 to $30,000 per year in state court costs. Local court costs were not estimated.

Supporters thought this modest increase in pay for jury duty was justified, since the $30 per day has been in effect for over 20 years (since 1984), and given the importance of this citizen’s task to the proper functioning of our justice system.

The House amended HB 34 to raise juror’s pay to $50 per day, and then passed the bill, 59-1. Representative Frank Philp (R-H34, Shoshoni) cast the single NO vote.

The bill was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee, where it died without a recorded vote.

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