PRINTER'S NO. 1113
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
883
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, MARTIN, COSTA, YUDICHAK, STEFANO,
J. WARD AND BREWSTER, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in juries and jurors,
further providing for exemptions from jury duty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 4503(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 4503. Exemptions from jury duty.
(a) General rule.--No person shall be exempt or excused from
jury duty except the following:
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(9) Caregivers who:
(i) request to be excused;
(ii) are not employed outside their home; and
(iii) reside in a household with primary
responsibility for the active care of a child under seven
years of age or of an individual with a permanent
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